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Quotes About Forgiveness

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
~ Henry Ward Beecher
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
~ Thomas Fuller
God will forgive me. It's his job.
~ Heinrich Heine
Forgiveness means letting go of the past.
~ Gerald Jampolsky
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.
~ Saint Augustine
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
~ Hannah Arendt
Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.
~ George MacDonald
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.
~ Hannah More
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.
~ Dag Hammarskjold
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
~ Indira Gandhi
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
~ Suzanne Somers
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
~ William Arthur Ward
Forgiveness is a funny thing, it warms the hearts and cools the sting.
~ Unknown
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
~ John F Kennedy
Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.
~ Ausonius
For my part I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
~ Unknown
You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.
~ Tertullian
Your healing process begins when you FORGIVE those who have wronged you, LOVE those who hate you, and PRAY for those who prey on you.
~ Unknown
The pratice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world
~ Ritu Ghatourey
Pain is the fist that knocks you down, forgiveness is the hand that helps you back up again!
~ Unknown
Sometimes you just have to make peace from your past in order to keep your future from becoming a constant battle.
~ Unknown
Forgiveness is a sign of letting go and when you forgive someone that hurts you, you take away their power.
~ Unknown
Forgiveness is powerful, not because it is easy to say I'm sorry and move on. But because, you've to let yourself go in order to let them go.
~ Unknown
You will know that forgiveness and healing has begun when you recall those who have hurt you and feel the power to wish them well and pray for them.
~ Unknown