Quotes About Forgiveness

Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.

In many ways when Jerry Ford pardoned Nixon, in a certain way, he did speak for the country.

I guess you could say I'm 'kind' to my past books in the way you might be kind to an old boyfriend you still quite like and bear no grudge against but with whom have absolutely no interest in getting back together.

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being hard.

There's no point sulking for what has happened in the past.

If crowds give you abuse, there's no point standing there and giving it them back; you just move on.

There's no point in living in the past.

Look, we all make mistakes. That is no problem. But you have to be willing to make up for your mistakes and to help yourself.

You can't undo the past

He wants to know that you'll make good decisions. …But I haven't made good decisions. Pastor Harris smiled. All that shows is that you're human. He never expected perfection.

The bee doesn't care about me, or what I just did to her," I said. "She was just trying to protect herself. Now that the threat is gone, she doesn't hold a grudge.

You need to learn to forgive yourself first.

Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful.

the past can only be escaped by embracing something better, and he figured that was what she'd done.

She cursed herself for forgetting something as important as creating beauty.

Marriage, each of them realised intuitively, was about compromise and forgiveness. It was about balance where one person complimented the other.

We spend so much time making up for things we failed to say..

Every one has a past, but that's just is -- it's in the past

Can you forgive me? In a world that I seldom understand, there are winds of destiny that blow when we least expect them. Sometimes they gust with the fury of a hurricane, sometimes they barely fan one's cheek. But the winds cannot be denied, bringing as they often do a future that is impossible to ignore. You, my darling, are the wind that I did not anticipate, the wind that has gusted more strongly than I ever imagined possible. You are my destiny.

Life is full of second chances.

And while it may be normal to feel guilty, it's also important to remember that guilt is simply an emotion, and like all emotions, it will eventually pass. Unless you choose to hold on to it.

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together. You have something inside you, Noah, something beautiful and strong. Kindness, that's what I see when I look at you now, that's what everyone sees. Kindness. You are the most forgiving and peaceful man I know. God is with you, He must be, for you are the closest thing to an angel that I've ever met.

Verzeihen heißt nicht, dass man vergisst oder dass man sich nicht mehr wünscht, die Vergangenheit ändern zu können. Hauptsächlich bedeutet es zu akzeptieren, dass man nicht perfekt ist, weil niemand das ist. Und schreckliche Dinge können jedem passieren.

O amor é sempre paciente e terno, nunca é invejoso. O amor nunca é pretensioso, nem vaidoso. Nunca é indelicado, nem egoista. Não se ofende, não é rancoroso. O amor não se congratula com os pecados dos outros, mas deleita-se com a verdade. Está sempre disposto a perdoar, a confiar, a esperar e a suportar todas as contrariedades.