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Quotes About Forgiveness

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.
~ Sophocles
May the dead forgive me, I can do no other But as I am commanded; to do more is madness. - Ismene
~ Sophocles
All men make mistakes, it is only human. But once the wrong is done, a man can turn his back on folly, misfortune too, if he tries to make amends, however low he's fallen, and stops his bullnecked ways. Stubbornness brands you for stupidity—pride is a crime.
~ Sophocles
The griefs we cause ourselves cut deepest of all.
~ Sophocles
forbear, or I shall hate thee soon, And the dead man will hate thee too, with cause. Say I am mad and give my madness rein To wreck itself; the worst that can befall Is but to die an honorable death.
~ Sophocles
May the dead forgive me, I can do no other But as I am commanded; to do more is madness. - Ismene, Antigone (The Theban Plays) by Sophocles
~ Sophocles
The blackest things a man can do, I have done them all!
~ Sophocles
And also because - Oh, my darling, my darling, forgive me; I'm going to cause you quite a lot of pain.
~ Sophocles
Mark this, my son: all people fall into sin. But sinning, they are not for ever lost Hapless and helpless, who can make amends And has not set their face against repentance. Only a fool is governed by self-will.
~ Sophocles
One word frees us from all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.
~ Sophocles
Never cease loving a person, and never give up hope for him, for even the prodigal son who had fallen most low, could still be saved; the bitterest enemy and also he who was your friend could again be your friend; love that has grown cold can kindle.
~ Soren Kierkegaard
Erik ! Erik! I saved your life! Remember!You were sentenced to death! But for me, you would be dead now!
~ Gaston Leroux
Life is a slate where all our sins are written; from time to time we rub the sponge of repentance over it so we can begin sinning again.
~ George Sand
I don't think that anybody should be suspended for life for anything, other than murder. How is it helping someone to say, 'You're done forever, your life's over'?
~ George Steinbrenner
It's never to late for a happy childhood.
~ Gloria Steinem
I started thinking about, I need to build a team. And let's go into the strip clubs, and let's tell these girls that it's never too late, that God still will forgive them at any point in their life.
~ Heather Veitch
There is something so indescribably sweet and satisfying in the knowledge that a husband or wife has forgiven the other freely, and from the heart.
~ Henrik Ibsen
In the matrimonial life of the Jewish male every day is Yom Kippur.
~ Howard Jacobson
I was a pretty bad person early in my life.
~ Ice T
I am satisfied with everything in my life. Including the fact that I spent time in jail.
~ Ivan Slavkov
Life gives you an endless supply of do-overs.
~ Iyanla Vanzant
Life without forgiveness is unbearable.
~ Jack Kornfield
Everyone's life is a mess. Everyone's. We all make mistakes . . . and not just little slip-ups. Major mistakes that hurt us and other people.
~ James Alan Gardner
I came back to my original wife. I came back to her after I made a few boo-boos in my life. Coming back to her was good for me, good for her and good for the children.
~ Jean-Claude Van Damme