Quotes on Forgiveness

I could see peace instead of this.

If one by one we counted people out

Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth,to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?

A man who is wrathful with us is a sick man; we must apply a plaster to his heart - love; we must treat him kindly, speak to him gently, lovingly. And if there is not deeply-rooted malice against us within him, but only a temporary fit of anger, you will see how his heart, or his malice, will melt away through your kindness and love - how good will conquer evil. A Christian must always be kind, gracious, and wise in order to conquer evil by good.

We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.

If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, "Love me!" and before you know it we become violent and demanding and manipulative. It's so important that we keep forgiving one another - not once in a while, but every moment of life.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne those already laid upon you well — it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently.

The rule is: we cannot really forgive ourselves unless we look at the failure in our past and call it by its right name.

What we don't recognize is that holding onto resentment is like holding onto your breath. You'll soon start to suffocate.

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.

So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.

In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come.

We say of some things that they can't be forgiven, or that we will never forgive ourselves. But we do-we do it all the time.

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.

Forgiveness doesn't sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.