Quotes About Forgiveness

A mental stain can neither be blotted out by the passage of time nor washed away by any waters.

Every time we give in to selfishness and say "No" to God, we spoil his loving plan for us.

Sin is in itself separation from the good, but despair over sin is separation a second time.

The past is all holy to us; the dead are all holy; even they that were wicked when alive.

It's time to bury the war hatchet and to forget where it lies

Some hurts can never be mended" he said. "No matter how much time passes. They tattoo themselves on our souls

Time, and the grand gesture of forgiveness, helps to heal old wounds.

Time cancels young pain.

I really can't hate more than 5 or 10 years. Wouldn't it be terrible to be always burdened with those primary emotions you had at one time?

Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.

Tolerance comes of age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not have committed at some time or other.

Time eventually convinces most of us that forgiveness is a virtue. Conveniently, cowardice and forgiveness look identical at a certain distance.

Each time you fall He'll pick you up. He knows your own efforts are never going to bring you anywhere near perfection

Just look at the great Nelson Mandela. He came out of prison and saved his entire country. Some of the best people in the world have spent time in prison.

I want to take this opportunity to express, one more time, my deep sadness to those countrymen who feel, rightly, that they were victims of my government.

They say revenge is a dish best eaten cold, but for most people, by the time it's ready to eat, they just don't fancy it any more.

It is only necessary to grow old to become more charitable and even indulgent. I see no fault committed by others that I have not committed myself.

I think secretly I've realized after my time on the planet that I have no control over what people feel about me or need from me, so I just have a more laid-back approach in my apologies.

I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.

Don't be too hard on me. Everyone has to sacrifice at the altar of stupidity from time to time.

After faith comes repentance, or, rather, repentance is faith's twin brother and is born at the same time.

I used to beat up kids and bite kids and do stuff all the time.

Rhett: 'Do you still want me to go to hell?' Scarlett: 'Well, not as often as I used to.' Rhett: 'Do it whenever you like, if it makes you happy.' Scarlett: 'It doesn't make me especially happy,' said Scarlett and, bending, she kissed him carelessly. His dark eyes flickered quickly over her face, hunting for something in her eyes which he did not find, and he laughed shortly.

Be thankful you can feel pity and horror at the death of an enemy. The day we cease to care, even for our enemies, is the day we have lost this battle.