Quotes About Forgiveness

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be recovery.

Our heavenly Father is kind and gracious, and He is willing to forgive our mistakes instantly when we are honest about them. He even chooses to forget our sins. He does not keep a record of wrongs.

J. Patrick Gannon

The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.

Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.

How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on, when in your heart, you begin to understand, there is no going back? There are some things that time cannot mend. Some hurts that go too deep...that have taken hold.

There are not a few people to whom I would far rather speak about their own sins, than tell them their children had done anything wrong.

There is one type of gambling which should always be encouraged. It is betting on goodness. When a person has wronged you, be good to him. If he adds insult to injury, double the bet. And keep on doubling it. You will surely win!

"To forgive oneself"? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.

Forgiveness breaks the chain of causality because he who forgives you -- out of love--takes upon himself the consequences of what you have done. Forgiveness, therefore, always entails a sacrifice.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is again made clean.

God, she was convinced, would look the other way. It was Christmas after all.

The Lord says to forgive is devine. -The Lord didn't go to high school with you.

The whole purpose of religion is to facilitate love and compassion, patience, tolerance, humility, and forgiveness.

A truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively or hurt you.

All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.

When Chesterton was asked why he became Catholic, he answered, "To get rid of my sins."8 He says that only the Catholic Church can do that, and that when a man steps out of the confessional, he is only five minutes old. His whole life has started over again.

Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.

Even god doesn't propose to judge a man till his last days, why should you and I?

To be the man after God's own heart is not to be sinlessly perfect but to be, among other things, utterly submissive to the accusing word of God.

Grace is not opposed to effort, it is opposed to earning. Earning is an attitude. Effort is an action. Grace, you know, does not just have to do with forgiveness of sins alone.

Perhaps it's just me, but I don't think Jesus' words were meant to be tied to a brick and chunked through your neighbor's window at midnight. Anytime you drop a picture of Christ in the mailbox while muttering a self-righteous "This'll teach 'em," something has gone terribly wrong.