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Quotes About Forgiveness

Sarah's face is bleak. "I'm so sorry, Jerome. So, so sorry. If I could, I would hug you. Bring you back to life." Her body leans forward like she thinks she
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
Life's too short to be mad.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
Wish I knew. Meeting you taught me to forgive myself. I don't need to hate. Not anymore.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
Can't undo wrong. Can only do our best to make things right.
~ Jewell Parker Rhodes
He who puts up with insult invites injury.
~ Jewish proverb
Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either.
~ Jewish proverb
And yet she could not forgive herself. Even as an adult, she wished only that she could go back and change things: the ungainly things she'd worn, the insecurity she'd felt, all the innocent mistakes she made.
~ Jhumpa Lahiri
I have found life to be too short to be preoccupied with pain from the past.
~ Jill Bolte Taylor
You can't just love bits of someone. All of me, why not take all of me----isn't that what the song says? I know exactly how bad Tony can be and well, if he can love me like he does, despite my faults, well... I can do the same for him.
~ Jill Dawson
This enchanted crown that you so coveted shall be upon your brow like a crown of thorns... ... for you will not be able to remove it until you have made up for the ills you have caused. And until that day, you shall never again set foot on the golden shores of Themyscira.
~ Jill Thompson
This enchanted crown you so coveted shall be upon your brow like a crown of thorns... ...for you will not be able to remove it until you have made up for the ills you have caused. And until that day, you shall never again set foot on the golden shores of Themyscira.
~ Jill ThompsonThompson
And the truth is, sometimes my sisters and I do get jealous, and sometimes we do say things to-and about-one another that are thoughtless and rude. We don't meant them, though. It's just whenever we're together, we slip into our old familiar roles.
~ Jillian Medoff
You may be thinking, But life really has dealt me a bad hand. It's really not my fault that my life sucks. Just hold on a second. I'm not saying taking responsibility means controlling all the things life throws at you—none of us can do that. And there are times when we are victimized. Allowing yourself to accept that reality frees you to release any guilt or shame you might be carrying for tragedies and hardships that befell you in the past.
~ Jillian Michaels
God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility and I do.
~ Jim Bakker
child. No man who had a grave crime on his mind could relinquish it so easily.
~ Jim Bishop
It never hurts to apologize, especially if you don't mean it.
~ Jim Bouton
My mother was a professional sick person she took a lot of pain pills. There are many people like that. It's just how they are used to getting attention. I always remember she's the daughter of alcoholics who'd leave her alone at Christmas time.
~ Jim Carrey
I'll Die For Your Sins If You Live For mine.
~ Jim Carroll
God is more powerful than anybody's past, no matter how wretched. He can make us forget - not by erasing the memory but by taking the sting and paralyzing effect out of it
~ Jim Cymbala
If you are paralyzed by your past, if Satan is destroying your gifts and your calling by his incessant replaying of old tapes, you're actually being hit by a double whammy. The original damage in the past is one thing - but now you're letting yourself be hurt and sidetracked again by the memory of what happened... We should not be ignorant of Satan's devices, and these ugly memories are one of the main weapons in his arsenal.
~ Jim Cymbala
I believe we always should consider the context of the art, and we can't ignore or forgive significant moral wrongs at its core—racism, sexism, misogyny, homophobia, or worse.
~ Jim DeRogatis
Their lives and behaviors mirrored our own contradictions and complexities: social hierarchy tempered by compassion, contention mixed with cooperation, the admirable side by side with the abhorrent. Among all their qualities there were many we admired, but one stands out more than any other, especially considering all that has befallen them at the hands of man. Wolves can forgive.
~ Jim Dutcher
Forgiveness is most Christlike when it is given to the undeserving.
~ Jim George
Watch out for each other. Love everyone and forgive everyone, including yourself. Forgive your anger. Forgive your guilt. Your shame. Your sadness. Embrace and open up your love, your joy, your truth, and most especially your heart.
~ Jim Henson