Forgiveness Quotes

Consistently practice love and everything that falls under the category of love: gratitude, laughter, friendship, joy, forgiveness, acceptance, peace, and trust.

There's a moment when all would go smooth and even, If only the dead could find out when To come back, and be forgiven.

Forgiveness isn't simply an option or a good idea; it is mandatory for our restorative process.

You know the incredible thing about hearts is their unbelievable capacity for forgiveness. You’d be amazed what people will overlook when they love someone. (Acheron)

If your stress is related to another person, finding forgiveness - changing your thoughts and energy around that person - can lower stress.

I don't believe that to understand is necessarily to pardon, but I feel that to understand makes one forget that one cannot pardon.

Even forgiveness, if weak and passive, is not true: fight is better. Forgive when you could bring legions of angels to the victory.

The only sin that we never forgive in each other is a difference in opinion.

Many a time comes when we want to interpret our weakness and cowardice as forgiveness and renunciation.

It's strange when you're innocent, are you supposed to ask for forgiveness from the judge who's ready to put you away for several years? No, this wasn't even discussed.

To err is human, to forgive divine. (Acheron) I don’t ask for your forgiveness. I don’t deserve it. I only ask for a chance to show you now that I’m not the fool I was once. (Styxx)

What can be my highest idea of forgiveness? Nothing beyond myself. Which of you can jump out of your own bodies? Which of you can jump out of your own minds? Not one of you.

If one by one we counted people out

I am not a god of forgiveness. (Acheron)

Forgiveness is one of the many horrible side effects of loving someone.

Forgive offences by the million. And if you love all unselfishly, all will by degrees come to love one another.

Each of us has a genuine capacity for love, forgiveness, wisdom and compassion. Meditation awakens these qualities so that we can discover for ourselves the unique happiness that is our birthright.

There's a beauty to forgiveness, especially forgiveness that goes beyond rationality. Unconditional love is an illogical notion, but such a great & powerful one

I worry sometimes that we're apt to confuse forgiveness with forgetfulness. The potency of forgiveness comes precisely from the fact that it must be done while being goaded by an unhappy memory.

Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet.

The thing is...what they don't tell you about forgiveness is this-you don't give it for the other person's sake, but your own.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

Don't ask permission to be happy. Don't beg for forgiveness. Just do it.

As nice as we are in love, we forgive more faults in that than in friendship.

Forgiveness does not absolve you from consequences.

In China, much of life involves skirting regulations, and one of the basic truths is that forgiveness comes easier than permission.

It is manlike to punish but godlike to forgive. [Ger., Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen Aber gottlich zu verzeihn.]

One moment of true forgiveness can erase years of guilt, pain, or fear.

Forgiveness indeed heals memories

Grant people a lifetime of forgiveness before you even meet them.

The truly great man is as apt to forgive as his power is able to revenge.

Will not God, who has commanded men to act thus, do as much himself and even more? For God commanded Peter to forgive till seventy times seven.

The mind that too frequently forgives bad actions will at last forget good ones.

Forgiveness is not substitute for justice.

The pride that keeps us from forgiving is the same pride which keeps us from accepting forgiveness.

It's not a problem that we're sinners; it's a problem that we aren't ashamed of our sin and don't seek forgiveness.

Do not forget this: the Lord never wearies of forgiving! We are the ones who weary of asking for forgiveness.

What we love once, we love forever. Shall there be joy in heaven over those who repent, yet no forgiveness for them upon earth? --"Wanda

True forgiveness is a willingness to change your mind about your Self.

Forgiveness is the finding again of a lost possession.

Forgiveness is the divine miracle of grace. The cost to God was the Cross of Christ.

Forgiveness is the divinest of victories.

Forgiveness is hard. Acceptance is doable.

The man whom society will not forgive nor restore is driven into recklessness.

I try to lead a life where I don't have to ask God for forgiveness.

Before God and his people I express my sorrow for the sins and grave crimes of clerical sexual abuse committed against you. And I humbly ask forgiveness.

The best of what we do and are, Just God, forgive!

Learn to forgive yourself and move on.

Let's not forget that God never gets tired of forgiving so let's never get tired of asking for forgiveness.

Families will always have their trials; be living examples of love, forgiveness, and care