Quotes About Forgiveness

There has many a man gone through that gate without a safe-conduct, who will reach heaven ahead of some who were escorted through with absolution and ceremony, and had their affairs in order. Kings and princes of the church may find shepherds and serfs preferred before them, and some who claim they have done great good may have to give place to poor wretches who have done wrong and acknowledge it, and have tried to make amends." Brother Mark sat listening

for every untimely death, every man cut down in his vigour and strength without time for repentance and reparation, is one corpse too many.

God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't.

He makes no friend who never made a foe.

Sleep; and if life was bitter to thee, pardon,If sweet, give thanks; thou hast no more to live;And to give thanks is good, and to forgive.

And the best and the worst of this is, That neither is most to blame, If you've forgotten my kisses, And I've forgotten your name.

And the best and the worst of this is That neither is most to blame, If you have forgotten my kisses And I have forgotten your name.

Only He who has the power to punish can pardon.

The sin which makes you sad and repentant is more liked by God than the good deed which turns you arrogant.

Take warning! He has not exposed so many of your sinful activities that it appears as if He has forgiven you (it may be that He has given you time to repent).

Overlook and forgive the weaknesses of the generous people because if they fall down, God will help them.

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to God, for being able to subdue him.

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

The whole point is, we can forget. It's important that we forget some things. Otherwise we'd go round the world carrying a hotload of stuff we just don't need.

You've got to use every moment. Because in the blink of an eye it's past you, and you never get your time again. Forgive me, Grace, Charlotte said smiling, but I think that's rubbish. I believe we meet our times with our full and ready selves at whatever ages we are when the times happen to us. That's what it's all about.

The act of saying I forgive you, it's like saying you are less than me and I have the moral or superior upper hand.

Do you hate me so much? no, I cant hate you. I wish I could, but I cant

Something had lubricated us. Something had washed us clean. I understood, and at the same minute I understood that that they all understood, too. Hate had passed away, and in its place was the other word that's just as big. ("Golden Baby")

Everybody's got some sin, but if it troubles your heart you're a gentle sinner, just a good soul gone wrong.

Gawd might forgive but people never will.

am American bred, I have seen much to hate here--much to forgive, But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live.

I have seen much to hate here--much to forgive, But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live.

When your heart would ache to hear Other men's tongues repeating Those same light phrases that jest and jeer At a friend now grown so dear--so dear. Strange to remember long ago When a friend was almost a foe.

Just because something is unspoken doesn't mean that it disappears.