Quotes About Forgiveness

Hatred is the greatest cancer that we must squash.

Playing the blame game is stupid and childish. Even if it is someone else's fault, the blame game is wasted time, effort, and energy that takes you somewhere that is not going to get you anywhere.

The dying Jesus is the evidence of God's anger toward sin; but the living Jesus is the proof of God's love and forgiveness.

But what is done is done, and you cannot change that. Ma quelche fatto è fatto e non si può cangiar.

That's all everyone wants—to be loved. To belong. To be forgiven for their sins.

The past doesn't always have to write the future.

Forgiveness is about freeing yourself from anger that can be crippling.

Why should we always "understand" our abuser, the villains, the mendacity of evil, the people who let

Forgiveness is really about freeing yourself from the hate and self-pity, which eats like a cancer into your brain day and night, year after year.

How could he have wanted to marry her, make kids with her, a family, all the while knowing what she'd done?

You do not need to be defined by the darkness of your past. You deserve a good life, just like everyone deserves a good life. You have atoned. You have a right to feel worthy.

should experience grief?" She stormed off and slapped through

All we can do is acknowledge our past mistakes and use what we've learned in order to do our best going forward.

Parents must be treated with respect, whether one wants to strangle them or not.

at some point in our lives, we have to let go of the fantasy of creating a better past.

Forgiveness is a tricky thing, in the way that apologies can be. Are you apologizing because it makes you feel better or because it will make the other person feel better?

Even in the best possible relationship, you're going to get hurt sometimes, and no matter how much you love somebody, you will at times hurt that person, not because you want to, but because you're human. You will inevitably hurt your partner, your parents, your children, your closest friend—and they will hurt you—because if you sign up for intimacy, getting hurt is part of the deal.

So what I say is this: You can have compassion without forgiving. There are many ways to move on, and pretending to feel a certain way isn't one of them.

you're going to get hurt sometimes, and no matter how much you love somebody, you will at times hurt that person, not because you want to, but because you're human

Even in the best possible relationship, you're going to get hurt sometimes, and no matter how much you love somebody, you will at times hurt that person, not because you want to, but because you're human.

we are asking forgiveness of others to avoid the harder work of forgiving ourselves.

Forgiveness is a tricky thing, in the way that apologies can be. Are you apologizing because it makes you feel better or because it will make the other person feel better? Are you sorry for what you've done or are you simply trying to placate the other person who believes you should be sorry for the thing you feel completely justified in having done? Who is the apology for?

You can have compassion without forgiving. There are many ways to move on and pretending to feel a certain way isn't one of them.

You will inevitably hurt your partner, your parents, your children, your closest friend—and they will hurt you—because if you sign up for intimacy, getting hurt is part of the deal.