Quotes About Forgiveness

Seneca: "we are bad men living among bad men; and only one thing can calm us—we must agree to go easy on one another."1 Another thing to keep in mind

He adds that if we detect anger and hatred within us and wish to seek revenge, one of the best forms of revenge on another person is to refuse to be like him.12 S

in the course of trying to train a horse, we punish him, it should be because we want him to obey us in the future, not because we are angry about his failure to obey us in the past.

Mercy is the best attribute of humanity. The is nothing wrong with it. - Dr. Danie Estevez

And throughout all eternityI forgive you, you forgive me.

Mutual forgiveness of each vice. Such are the Gates of Paradise.

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness.

For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.

I discipline churchgoers with godly lessons and sharp words if they do not change their ways. My goal is to open their hearts so that they seek forgiveness.

Endings occur more easily if people can take a bit of the past with them. You are trying to disengage people from it, not stamp it out like an infection. And in particular, you don't want to make people feel blamed for having been part of it.

Caress me, be kind. We have no history.

reason, say the elders, was so that you and future generations would not have to carry the pain.

Pardon, old fathers.

the Christian vision is meant to be translated into virtue; the faith that apprehends God's gratuitous forgiveness in Christ must be translated into a radical obedience to him.

Without justification salvation is not of grace, but of works.

I have eatenthe plumsthat were inthe iceboxand whichyou were probablysavingfor breakfastForgive methey were deliciousso sweetand so cold

This is Just to Say I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for breakfast Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold

Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.

Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive.

Man may dismiss compassion from his heart, but God never will.

I lost my mother when I was three years old. She had some small injury – a piece of metal pierced her foot – but it went septic, and because she couldn't afford a real doctor she saw a man in the village instead. He must have made it worse. Certainly he failed to cure her. She died quite unnecessarily; at least that is what I feel.

If you hate anyone, let them live." But do not let them live through you. (from the Mikado Empire's book)

We have peace with God as soon as we believe, but not always with ourselves. The pardon may be past the prince's hand and seal, and yet not put into the prisoner's hand.

Till he be merciful to pardon our sins through Christ, he cannot bless or look kindly on us sinners.