Quotes About Forgiveness

And an epiphany—the only redemption for having a bad father is being a good one.

Danny's like his old man," Pasco says. "Stubborn. You heard about Irish Alzheimer's? They forget everything but the grudges.

To forgive does not mean we condone the misdeeds of another. We can dedicate ourselves to making sure they never happen again. But without forgiveness the world can never be released from the sorrows of the past…. Forgiveness is a way to move on.

without forgiveness the world can never be released from the sorrows of the past….

We are the warden who possesses the key to the prison cell of anger and pain, so we can walk out into the sunlight again.

At the heart of all anger, all grudges, and all resentment, you'll always find a fear that hopes to stay anonymous.

When someone would mistreat, misinform, misuse, misguide, mishandle, mislead… or any other "mis"… to others, they're obviously missing something from their lives.

If you withhold love as a form of punishment, who is being punished?

When you forgive, you free your soul. But when you say I'm sorry, you free two souls.

If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.

Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life.

To Harald, may God forgive you and forgive me, too, but I prefer to take my life away and our baby's before I bring him with shame or killing him, Lupe. [Suicide note.]

God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.

America is the land of the second chance - and when the gates of the prison open, the path ahead should lead to a better life.

You can live your life angry, bitter, mad at somebody or even guilty, not letting go of your own mistakes, but you won't receive the good things God has in store.

I think it is obscene that we should believe that we are entitled to end somebody's life, no matter what that person has supposedly done or not done.

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.

You're going to make mistakes in life. It's what you do after the mistakes that counts.

Life is too short for long-term grudges.

No one can begin a new life, unless he repent of the old.

Blame someone else and get on with your life.

Mum always taught us that compassion and kindness were the most important things in life, that it was better to be kind than right.

To forgive is to set someone free.

Revenge is for the weak so I have settled my vendettas with all of the kids who made my early life a living hell.