Quotes About Forgiveness

Revenge and retaliation always perpetuate the cycle of anger, fear and violence.

Anger is a revenge that can never be controlled.

... Will ye be there for him in his time of need, or do you prefer to take your anger with you to the grave?

Life is too short for anger, resentment, hostility and "should have." It is too short to put off doing what brings you joy. Live each day as if it were your last, because one day it will be.

I've had a few arguments with people, but I never carry a grudge. You know why? While you're carrying a grudge, they're out dancing.

Fighting is not the best way to win an argument. If carried to its ultimate conclusions, the old idea of "an eye for an eye" eventually ends in making everybody blind.

The cross is Gods way of taking away all of our accusations, excuses, and arguments.

The immoral woman in Luke 7 has the faith to anticipate Christ's forgiveness. She can act in love with no words to justify.

Holding on to anger is like poisoning yourself and hoping someone else will die.

Tell everyone that your mistakes are art. You can get away with a lot that way.

The true mark of maturity is when someone hurts you and you try and understand their situation instead of hurting them back.

We also need to learn the art of letting go: of the past, of unresolved grievances, of our younger selves. Nobody gets out of here alive.

Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink? Art thou angry with him whose mouth smells foul?

I'm a fool to keep staying, when you've made hurting me such an art.

Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order.

Where we might think of sin as slip-ups or missteps, God views sin as a godless attitude that leads to godless action.

My greatest talent is calmness and being positive. I concentrate on what you can do even in the worst of times. You don't judge by last week's errors or lost opportunity.

We should ever conduct ourselves towards our enemy as if he were one day to be our friend.

If you're a Christian you can't have an "I'm better than" attitude toward anyone because everybody is somebody for whom Jesus died.

Forgive everyone everything.

Never allow sick attitudes to poison your thinking, nor let ill will make you ill. Avoid making your mind sore by that painful rehurting called resentment.

I no longer hold you responsible for how I feel.

I get up and pace the room, as if I can leave my guilt behind me. But it tracks me as I walk, an ugly shadow made by myself.

We all make mistakes. We're human. Hopefully, everyone -- like I am -- will have that attitude. I'm not upset.