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Quotes About Forgiveness

Free your hearts of anxiety, pain and anger, to have peace within your heart and soul.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
For Christians above all men are forbidden to correct the stumblings of sinners by force.
~ John Chrysostom
Peace can only be achieved by a contrite spirit, open communication and tolerance.
~ Shannon L. Alder
Whatever happens, love that.
~ Matt Kahn
Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself.
~ Leviticus 19 18 NIV
When anyone arouses my anger, I will immediately pray for them and regain my peace of soul.
~ Mother Angelica
"Love covers a multitude of sins," (I Pet. 4:8). That is, for love towards one's neighbor, God forgives the sins of the one who loves.
~ Theophan the Recluse
Resentments are like stray dogs,if you don't pet them, they will go away.
~ Sandi Bachom
They say it's good to let your grudges go, but I don't know, I'm quite fond of my grudge. I tend it like a little pet.
~ Liane Moriarty
We love ourselves notwithstanding our faults, and we ought to love our friends in like manner.
~ Cyrus the Great
Somewhere between raising hell and amazing grace, Lord I know just how they feel.
~ Hank Williams, Jr.
The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.
~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
The reason I can't follow the old eye-for-an-eye philosophy is that it ends up leaving everyone blind.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
When a man learns to love, he must bear the risk of hatred.
~ Masashi Kishimoto
It's an inside job to learn about forgiving, it's an inside job to hang on to the joy of living.
~ Don Henley
Come down off the cross, we could use the wood.
~ Tom Waits
You do what you do and you pay for your sins and there's no such thing as what might have been.
~ Tim McGraw
It won't mean you're weak if you turn the other cheek.
~ Kenny Rogers
Mistakes, I know I've made a few. But I'm only human, you've made mistakes, too.
~ Smokey Robinson
Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.
~ Baruch Spinoza, Ethics
We sinned for no reason but an incomprehensible lack of love, and He saved us for no reason but an incomprehensible excess of love.
~ Peter Kreeft, Jesus-Shock
From the philosopher Catulus, never to be dismissive of a friend's accusation, even if it seems unreasonable, but to make every effort to restore the relationship to its normal condition.
~ Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Don't dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be.
~ Leonard Cohen
I'm a very tolerant man, except when it comes to holding a grudge.
~ Robin Williams