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Quotes About Forgiveness

Heaven is populated entirely by forgiven sinners, not by spiritual and moral aces
~ Robert Capon
The Hypotheticals took you and they remembered you and eventually they re-created you, and that means the real Turk Findley is as dead and long-gone as the real Allison Pearl. You're a convincing replica, but you were born in a desert with another man's memories—you're no more responsible for that man's sins than I am for Allison's.
~ Robert Charles Wilson
Turk had once killed a man, and he had built a life on the foundation of that guilt.
~ Robert Charles Wilson
Whenever you can, bury the hatchet with an enemy, and make a point of putting him in your service.
~ Robert Greene
Be convinced, that there are no persons so insignificant and inconsiderable, but may, some time or other, have it in their power to be of use to you; which they certainly will not, if you have once shown them contempt. Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it for ever. (Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773)
~ Robert Greene
Los errores suelen perdo- narse, pero el desprecio nunca. Nues- tro orgullo lo recuerda para siem- pre. (Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773)
~ Robert Greene
Never get discouraged, never be petty; always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself.
~ Robert Greene
A man suddenly spared the guillotine is a grateful man indeed, and will go to the ends of the earth for the man who has pardoned him.
~ Robert Greene
The other face of Janus looks constantly to the past—though not to remember past hurts or bear grudges. That would only curb your power. Half of the game is learning how to forget those events in the past that eat away at you and cloud your reason.
~ Robert Greene
Man was born in sin. He struggled. He erred. He fell.
~ Robert Harris
Your Redeemer is bigger than your past.
~ Robert Jones
A man falling off a cliff to certain death will stretch out a hand even to his worst enemy.
~ Robert Jordan
I've come to give you your gift back, Mordeth, Cauthon whispered. I consider our debt paid in full.
~ Robert Jordan
A woman forgives but never forgets, A man forgets but never forgives
~ Robert Jordan
It was easier to ask forgiveness, than permission.
~ Robert Jordan
the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.
~ Robert Jordan
Are we still friends? Can we be? Now?
~ Robert Jordan
It's all right, son. It's all right." "I've done so much that is terrible." "Nobody walks a difficult path without stumbling now and again. It didn't break you when you fell. That's the important part.
~ Robert Jordan
You can't hold a man to blame for what he does when he's crazy, can you?" "You were always crazy," Perrin said, and for a moment he, too, sounded as of old. "No," Nynaeve said. Tears made her eyes bright, but she was smiling. "None of us blames you.
~ Robert Jordan
Lo hecho, hecho estaba, y él tendría que vivir con ello. La muerte sería una liberación de todo aquello con lo que tenía que vivir.
~ Robert Jordan
I am not so big a fool as that, boy. Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.
~ Robert Jordan
Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget. Morgase
~ Robert Jordan
Dance with her, and she will forgive much; dance well, and she will forgive anything.
~ Robert Jordan
Don't trust. Trust is death. Kill him. Kill them all. Oh, to die and be done, done with it all, sleep without dreams, dreams of Ilyena, forgive me, Ilyena, no forgiveness, only death, deserve to die. . . . Rand
~ Robert Jordan