Forgiveness Quotes
It is then he realises that certain things loom larger than forgiveness and reconciliation: memory, for one, and history, bloody history.
A life lived mired in resentment is one that is lived primarily in the past and this is never one that is filled with joy.
We are not obliged to like everyone, only to love and forgive everyone, sometimes from a distance.
Ego doesn't want us to be loving, forgiving and kind to each other or even to ourselves.
Lets try to put last year's problems behind us and make what's bright now, for last year is not now.
Sometimes the hardest thing is admitting you were wrong. It’s hard to say you need to be forgiven.
You ask me if I can forgive myself? I can forgive myself for many things.
Forgiveness is a revolving door positioned in your path. You must step through it to move on, but it takes both timing and choice to escape walking circles inside.
He doesn’t hurt us anymore.”Of course he doesn't hurt you anymore, I think. You're not defenseless anymore.
We're on a planet. At the same time. In the Universe ... Let's do something Great Together!
Trying to get stuff straight right at the end when you never cared all through your life. Trying to get into heaven on the affirmative action plan.
If you're brave enough to love, and forgive, and call up the factofabulous memories... there's no curse in the world that has any power over you.
The story of grace is the Gospel of not just forgiveness, but also of redemption. God uses the weak, the ones who have failed and the ones who had run out of second chances long ago.
He imagined forgiveness was like flying, that it made you soar. He imagined that it looked like an eagle, a silver bolt in the sky, that it was pure light.
Let us never be deceived into thinking that the magnitude of our sin negates His grace, for grace just abounds all the more.
Forgiveness, compassion, and kindness are the fundamental ingredients of our beloved humanity.
Fill your heart with kindness and forgiveness, there will be no stress, anger, or bitterness.
Happiness is a state of awareness, which comes from tranquility, service, love, grace, and forgiveness.
Forgive other people before you ask for forgiveness… As you forgive, you will be forgiven.
Sometimes we learn the most about forgiveness when we realize how desperately we need it ourselves.
Forgiveness is not the act of doing nothing to the one who hurts you. It's easy to do nothing, but hard to forgive.
God can make you whole again. Past experiences may not disappear, but they don’t have the same effect on you.
I stand and feel an overpowering urge to forgive, because I realize that my father can't help himself, that he never could help himself, any more than he could understand himself.
Forgiveness means that you are willing to give someone else a second chance to breathe in new life in his body. That is one of the greatest attribution of a Leader.
One of the greatest lessons we can learn in life is how to keep mute when the boiling ring of anger is dropped within us
You need to understand something. Forgiveness isn’t an emotion. It’s an action, and it’s a choice. It’s the choice to not let the past affect how you feel about her.
I'm sorry. I behaved like a jerk.You did.Is that forgiveness?I'm not sure. I think it's an acknowledgment of imperfection. And an admission that I believe time is too short to hold a grudge.
Now one day, maybe I can forgive John Andersen for what he done to these trees, but I ain't gonna forget it. I figure forgiving is not letting something nag at you—rotting you out.
It turns out that there are many powers of the heart--among them intuition, intention, gratitude, forgiveness, resilience, and, of course, love.
Guilt addresses an external action while shame attacks the internal character!" EL
If I let the past and my goals be the only thing that drives me in life, I will never know the meaning of being happy.
I've found that one of the most important things in life is to learn how to forgive yourself.
