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Quotes About Understanding

Men that have much business must have much pardon
~ Proverb
Everyone's really saying the same thing: Love, forgiveness and peace; just saying it in different ways.
~ Unknown
The play's about forgiveness,
~ Steve Earle
The word 'confession,' to me, means needing to be absolved, ... I'm not asking for forgiveness. I'm not asking people to understand. I'd like to think that I tell stories and sometimes my life weaves through it.
~ Tori Amos
As a result of that forgiveness, I will never criticize or attack any of your past actions or remarks concerning matters of race relations or civil rights. Remember senator, we all make errors. Committing errors is not a tragedy, but failing to learn from them is a great one.
~ James Carville
You've asked for forgiveness. This letter is to inform you that, on the heels of a statement by my dear friend, Congressman John Lewis, a man I admire and respect as much as any living American, I do forgive you.
~ James Carville
I believe in sympathy, compassion and forgiveness,
~ Pervez Musharraf
This movie is about forgiveness,
~ Unknown
Tolkien offers sympathy, surrender, friendship and, most of all, forgiveness.
~ Unknown
Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
~ Bill Ferguson
Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.
~ Unknown
Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.
~ Mary McCarthy
Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people.
~ Christina Baldwin
Take to forgiveness and enjoin good and turn aside from the ignorant.
~ Unknown
What power has love but forgiveness?
~ William Carlos Williams
To understand is to forgive, even oneself.
~ Alexander Chase
It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.
~ Unknown
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
~ Thomas Fuller
Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.
~ Ausonius
Animals are excellent role models for forgiveness...There is no holding back of the love.
~ Unknown
If you tell someone to give things a break and get back at them how can you expect yourself to give it a break.
~ Unknown
I wish I had more than these words to let you know how much I care of you.
~ Unknown
Its really hard to love him when he doesnt even know.
~ Unknown