Quotes About Forgiveness

The past shouts at you, the ugly words or actions echo down across the years.

Some people use their own hurt as an excuse for hurting others, or for soaking in self-pity, or for a sharp anger that knifes up through the surface whenever something reminds them of what happened long ago.

At long last I came to the breakthrough point, the surrender. I realized that her life, and my fury, were truly over. She was gone, and if I really loved her, I owed it to her to ensure that her passing would bear spiritual fruit in my life. For that to happen, I would have to let go. The relief was profound. There was nothing left to do.

Compassion gives us fresh perspective on what it means to be human, and helps us judge less harshly ourselves as well as the persons who impinge upon us.

Bruno, someday you will die of kindness, tolerance and gentleness. Well, given the options, it isn't a bad way to go.

Les années passaient, je ne l'oubliais pas. J'avais parfois peur car j'avais encore beaucoup de vie devant moi et qu'elle parole pouvais-je donner à moi-même, alors que c'est Dieu qui tient la gomme à effacer ?

You have a very special personal relationship with God, Mathieu. You're the kind of atheist who can't forgive God for NOT existing, and who gives the impression that in your eyes the only scientific discovery truly worthy of man's genious would be the discovery of God.

We cannot stop the war, but we can make it less bitter. There are medicines for the body. We need medicines for the soul, to dress the wounds of hatred and vengeance by which the world is being poisoned.

One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.

Scent is such a powerful tool of attraction, that if a woman has this tool perfectly tuned, she needs no other. I will forgive her a large nose, a cleft lip, even crossed-eyes; and I'll bathe in the jouissance of her intoxicating odour.

I was angry at myself for my inclination to vice. I longed for the day when a state of frenzy would lead my mind to sober pasture, just as it had for Saint Augustine. I longed for the day when the love of one woman would be sacred enough to forget all the rest.

His mother never gave up on him, even when he lashed out at her, took her money, and failed her in so many ways. She was the one constant in a life spent on the wind. She remains his most ardent protector.

Denver had taught me that to love a man enough to help him, you have to forfeit the warm, self-righteous glow that comes from judging.

Charley said, "Why don't everybody make up and be pleasant for once? Why don't we pass the evening like pleasant human beings?

According to 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

No one will ever again by my enemy, no matter how hard they try to frighten and intimidate me. No government will ever teach me to hate another human being.

Forgiveness is the oil that love cooks in.

A place where something so terrible had happened shouldn't continue to exist in the world

It is noteworthy that God is often seen showing mercy where repentance is evident (Exodus 32:14; 2 Samuel 24:16; Amos 7:3,6).

Sin brings alienation between humans and God, but confession of sin brings restoration.

If we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. 1 John 1:9

What happened has hurt us. Now you have to work this out.

With malice toward none; with charity for all.

Trump has stated he has never asked for God's forgiveness for anything ever in his life and shows no signs of changing his behavior.