Forgiveness Quotes

If you can't forgive and forget, then pick one and do it ...

I'm Sorry, ' he says. It's simple and direct, with none of the nonsense about God calling home an angel too young and who are we to question his mysterious ways.

Every time you ask for forgiveness, you declare that your life does not belong to you, but has been created for the purpose of Another.

Help us to forgive ourselves as we struggle in our process of forgiving others."~R. Alan Woods [2013]

Richard Nixon was a serial collector of resentments.

...it's easy to express romantic love - harder to manage daily love - to forgive failings close to feelings - to divide self from soul...

No matter how long you behest, to the fruit draped tree. It will do you no best, until a shingle you free.

Only through Absolution will you reach the Absolute.

Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process".~R. Alan Woods [2012]

The old adage of forgive and forget became a trudge through quicksand on a beach as high tide crashed onto the shore.

Holding on to weight (i.e. anger, bitterness, the past, hatred) will not only hold you back, but also block your blessings. You've got to let some things go to move forward.

Forgiveness is freedom. It's something you do for yourself - to keep who you are intact. Now that I think about it - in some ways, it's kind of a selfish act.

Forgiveness wasn’t ever easy, but a feat much more manageable when you weren’t the subject of its grace. Maybe I’d always be a broken recipient of grace. And in that musing, I found rest.

I would rather be a conscious wrongdoer than a mindless saint.

The ability to forgive is one of man’s greatest achievements.

Love, forgiveness, modesty, humility and gratitude are most important virtues in life.

Granny was right, ' I said. 'When you forgive someone it does make you stronger. It makes your heart bigger than your hate.

Lay down an unforgiving spirit, because there'll be no peace until you do.

True repentance isn't just saying, "I'm sorry". It's. saying "I'm sorry, I'll never, ever do that again because my relationship with you means more to me than anything".

There are things that can be fixed with an apology and things that can't.

There is no point in burying the hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

The only way to prevent pride from taking root in our heart and our life is to embrace a life filled with faith, understanding, and forgiveness.

Nakao: Koizumi, I'm so sorry I said such cruel things.Otani: What's that?Nakao: The whispering of your heart.

Love me, then, or hate me, as you will, " I said at last, "you have my full and free forgiveness: ask now for God's, and be at peace.

Sometimes... the first step to forgiveness is realizing that the other person... is batshit crazy.

I forgive him and like water draining from the sand after a wave, the power he held over me disappears. A slow smile rises on my face.

Forgiveness is a gift to the one who is hurting.

Forgiveness is empowering for the forgiver. Years of resentment, frustration, and pain are set FREE!

And be aware that people fall under one of two categories: they are either your brother and sister in faith, or they are your counterpart in humanity.

I readily admit that I'm not, and have never been, big on forgiving. That doesn't mean I will seek revenge - It just means I don't forgive.

Baggage is a funny thing. The more you have of it, the heavier it becomes and the longer it takes to reach your destination in life.

He arches his back because when you forgive, the body says, "Thank God.

He was gone and did not have time to tell him what I had just now realized: that I forgave him, and that she forgave us, and that we had to forgive to survive in the labyrinth.

Know that I fought Trinity, with every part of me, I fought

Nowhere in the bible did it say, “Only show compassion and empathy to those you can trust.” If we did that, we would be burying homeless people every day.

The best revenge is kind forgiveness.

Do all the good you can while you still have the opportunity.

Wisdom of the Ages: "Forgiveness" Steroids for the Soul.

Divine grace is available for each one of us.

Raise your thoughts, not your fists.

Don't let hard lessons harden your heart.

Hate may have its hour, but love will have its day.

If our eyes could see everything, every man would see his own faults.

God is merciful.God is faithful.

Love mercy, love kindness.

The path of imperfection is the loving way to learn tolerance and happiness.

To hold the power of affection and maintain the roots of love, you must stay trusted.

Our triumph over sorrow is not that we can avoid it but that we can endure it. And therein lies our hope

I am redeemed and saved by grace.

I don't forgive people, but I don't let them bother me either!