Quotes About Forgiveness

The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness.

There's nothing like real forgiveness, a deep-down forgiveness where you don't hold any grudges against people. I forgave for the things they didn't know and for the things they didn't know to do.

What if this cursed hand Were thicker than itself with brother's blood Is there not rain enough in the sweet heaves To wash it white as snow?

I could forgive the boy, now, if he'd committed a million sins!

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

Forgiveness happens naturally when you see that it has no purpose other than to strengthen a false sense of self, to keep the ego in place.

I have discovered that most people who tell me that they cannot forgive a person who wronged them are handicapped by a mistaken understanding of what forgiving is.

Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.

Forgiveness is the virtue of Brave.

The more people know, the more they forgive.

He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.

Who understands much, forgives much.

We can choose the way of compassion, the way of forgiveness, the way of generosity. Or we can choose other paths and those have very real consequences in the world. This is absolutely crucial.

Receiving the Holy Ghost is the therapy which effects forgiveness and heals the sin-sick soul.

There is only one thing harder in this world than forgiving. It's to ask forgiveness armed only with, 'I'm sorry'.

Forgiveness, quite frankly, is the most selfish thing you can do. Because it is the greatest thing you can do for yourself.

Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature.

If we forgive other people, our hearts are made fit to receive forgiveness.

NVC self-forgiveness: connecting with the need we were trying to meet when we took the action that we now regret.

It is possible to have pardon without forgiveness-a murderer can be pardoned by the governor, but that does not mean the victim's family has forgiven him. And there can be forgiveness without pardon.

Whatever the reasons, when forgiveness happens it is always a miracle of grace. The obstacles in its way are immense

Revenge may not be a particularly high consciousness-oriented activity.

God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.

Forgiveness is simply a decision to cancel a debt.