“It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.”
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“Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.”
“To understand is to forgive, even oneself.”
“It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.”
“I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.”
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.”
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”
“Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.”
“When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.”
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.”
“Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.”
“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
“Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.”
“Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.”
“For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?”
“Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.”
“If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.”
“Because forgiveness is like this: a room can be dank because you have closed the windows, you've closed the curtains. But the sun is shining outside, and the air is fresh outside. In order to get that fresh air, you have to get up and open the window and draw the curtains apart.”
“The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.”
“I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.”
“Before Nelson Mandela was arrested in 1962, he was an angry, relatively young man. He founded the ANC's military wing. When he was released, he surprised everyone because he was talking about reconciliation and forgiveness and not about revenge.”
“Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.”
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.”