Quotes About Forgiveness

Bendito olvido, que es la moneda falsa del perdón, y corre de mano en mano produciendo admirables efectos!

I'm going home now. I apologize for what I said. I hope you can forget it, but I'm going home right now.

'Tis more noble to forgive, and more manly to despise, than to revenge an Injury.

I resolve to speak ill of no man whatever, not even in a matter of truth; but rather by some means excuse the faults I hear charged upon others, and upon proper occasions speak all the good I know of everybody.

You and I were long friends: you are now my enemy, and I am Yours, B. Franklin

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

A slip of the foot you may soon recover, but a slip of the tongue you may never get over.

The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all others, charity.

To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish.

Doing an Injury puts you below your Enemy; Revenging one makes you but even with him; Forgiving it sets you above him.

Wink at small faults; remember thou hast great ones.

You can bear your own faults and why not a fault in your wife?

Surely the church is a place where one day's truce ought to be allowed to the dissensions and animosities of mankind.

He that has once done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another than he whom you yourself have obliged." And it shows how much more profitable it is prudently to remove, than to resent, return, and continue, inimical proceedings.

Love your enemies for they tell you your faults.

It is better to take many Injuries than to give one.

Write people's accomplishments in stone and their faults in sand.

Never chide for Anger, but Instruction. 290. He that corrects out of Passion, raises Revenge sooner than Repentance.

if a person remains in a state of unforgiveness the Spirit of the Lord will allow tormentors to enter him. That's what Christ told Peter when the disciple asked, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" (Matt. 18:21).

The amazing thing is that He loves you so much, and yet you're not always right with Him

Forgiveness is a very personal and intimate thing. Forgiveness is not something that you can speak for others because it includes not only your desire and will, your reflection and intellect, but also your emotions.

The struggle between Israelis and Palestinians is a perfect reflection of the struggle between fear and forgiveness that rages within us all.

For me, when I go to bed at night, I am happy that I haven't hurt someone. And if I think I have, I will rectify it. I now refuse to give someone permission to make me feel bad about myself. They can't make me feel bad about myself if I don't allow it.