First, forgive the people who have wronged and you will be able to heal. These forgiveness quotes will help to let go of the past and Do not let anger poison your heart.
Forgiveness It is a hard emotion for many. Too much hatred and We are all capable of feeling anger, but it can be almost impossible to let go of the past or make a move. on We must learn from the mistakes of others.
It is however, forgiving. and It is letting go from perceived injustices that allows us to be truly free.
Below is our collection inspirational and quotes and Forgiveness quotes and forgiveness phrases that are powerful and Forgiveness proverbs can we get started?
Forgiveness quotes about life
1. “Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.” ― Isaac Friedmann
2. “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” ― Mahatma Gandhi’s All Men are Brothers: A collection of autobiographical reflections
3. “It is important that we forgive ourselves for making mistakes. We must learn from our mistakes andMove on.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
4. “When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. ForgivenessThat is the only method to dislodge that link and get free.” ― Katherine Ponder
5. “Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.” ― Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling andThe Half-Blood PrinceIf you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of Dumbledore quotes onLove, life, and integrity andSocks
6. “Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A forgotten memory can be healed, but it cannot be deleted. Forgiving what we can’t forget creates new ways to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.” ―Lewis B. SmedesIf you’re enjoying these quotes, you’ll love our collection of memory quotes that will help remind you how far you’ve come andEncourage you to move forward.
7. “Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.” ― C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain
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8. “Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.” ―Harriet Nelson
9. “ForgivenessThis does not mean that a criminal is exonerated from his crime. It’s all about relieving yourself of the burden of being victim and letting go of the pain and transforming oneself from victim to survivor.” ― C.R. Strahan
10. “I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.” ― C.S. Lewis
11. “Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.” ― Anne Lamott
12. “Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.” ― Criss Jami, Salomé: In Every Inch In Every Mile
13. “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” ― Bryant H. McGill
14. “Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.” ― Wm. Paul Young, The Shack
15. “Life is an adventure in forgiveness.” ― Norman Cousins
16. “Always forgive, but never forget, else you will be a prisoner of your own hatred, and doomed to repeat your mistakes forever.” ― Wil Zeus: Sun Beyond the Clouds
17. “I have learned, that the person I have to ask for forgiveness from the most is: myself. You have to love yourself. You have to forgive yourself, every day, whenever you remember a shortcoming, a flaw, you have to tell yourself “That’s just fine”. You have to forgive yourself so much, until you don’t even see those things anymore. Because that’s what love is like.” ― C. JoyBell C.
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18. “Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” ― Roberto Assagioli
19. “Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.” ― Cherie Carter-Scott
20. “Can I be forgiven for all I’ve done to get here? I want to be. I can. I believe it.” ― Veronica Roth, Allegiant
21. “A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.” ― Robert Quillen
22. “Any fool knows men andSometimes women think differently, but the greatest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.” ― Robert Jordan
23. “I want to be the kind of person who can do that. Move on andForgive people andKeep your health in check andYou will be happy. In my head, it seems easy. But it’s not so easy when you try it in real life.” ― Susane Colasanti – Waiting for You
24. “ForgivenessThis is the key to taking action and freedom.” ― Hannah Arendt
25. “Give the world the best you have and you’ll get kicked in the teeth. Give the world the best you have anyway.” ― Kent M. Keith: The Silent Revolution: Dynamic Leadership within the Student Council
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26. “He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.” ― George Herbert
27. “Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.” ― Nelson Mandela
28. “Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.” ― Emma Goldman
29. “What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway.”
30. “ForgivenessThe key that unlocks the door to resentment is “Is it the key?” andThe handcuffs that hold on to hatred. It is a power which breaks the chains that hold bitterness. and the shackles of selfishness.” ― Corrie Ten Boom, Clippings From My Notebook
31. “Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.” ― Anonymous
32. “I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.” ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
33. “Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.” ― Indira Gandhi
34. “As long as I am breathing, in my eyes, I am just beginning.” ― Criss Jami and Killosophy
35 “Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you andYou will be treated badly. Let God deal with the things they do, because hate in your heart will consume you too.” ― Will Smith
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36 “If you can’t forgive and forget, pick one.” ― Robert Brault
37. “A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.” ― William Arthur Ward
38. “People favor underdogs but follow only top dogs. Fight for a few underdogs anyway.”
39. “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
40 “Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Be there for them andRelease them. They are your truth. andTime is just like it is for you and me.” ― Sara Paddison
41 “To err is human, to forgive, divine.” ― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
42 “Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.” ― Alice Duer Miller
43 “The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” ― Marianne Williamson
44 “We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward.” ― Alison CroggonIf you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of mistake quotes about learning from error.
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45 “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” ― William Blake
46 “I guess forgiveness, like happiness, isn’t a final destination. You don’t one day get there and get to stay.” ― Deb Caletti
47 “The biggest men andThe smallest men can take down women with big ideas. andWomen with the smallest minds. You can think big.
48 “To love means loving the unlovable. Forgiving means to forgive the unpardonable. Faith is believing in the impossible. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.” ― G.K. Chesterton
49. “Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.” ― Marlene Dietrich
50 “One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.” ― Rita Mae Brown
51 “As long as you don’t forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.” ― Isabelle Holland
52 “I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.” ― Abraham Lincoln
53. “These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one’s self. To mind one’s own business. Not to want to manage other people’s affairs. To avoid curiosity. To accept contradictions andYou should be happy to correct others. To overlook the mistakes of others. To take insults and injuries. To accept being slighted, forgotten andNot liked. To be kind and gentle even under provocation. Never to stand on one’s dignity. To choose always the hardest.” ― Mother Teresa, The Joy in Loving – A Guide to Daily Living
54 “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” ― Paul Boese
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55 “I’m sorry about yesterday,” she said. He hung onTo his straps andshrugged. “Yesterday happens.” ― Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park
56 “Honesty andBeing honest makes you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway.”
57 “ForgivenessLove is a form of affection that is practiced by people who love badly. It is a hard truth that everyone loves poorly. Forgiveness is essential. andYou will be forgiven each day, and every hour more. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family.” ― Henri J.M. Nouwen
58 “ForgivenessGiving is the best. and so the receiving, of life.” ― George MacDonald
59. “ForgivenessIt is an act of will. and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” ― Corrie ten Boom
60 “Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.” ― Gautama Buddha, the Dhammapada: The Speakings of Buddha
61 “Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” ― Cherie Carter-Scott
62 “People have to forgive. We don’t have to like them, we don’t have to be friends with them, we don’t have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don’t we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!” ― C. JoyBell C.
63. “If he can’t handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love is more than just the words spoken in pain. and instead seeing a person’s soul.” ― Shannon L. Alder: 300 Questions LDS Couples Should Ask Before Marriage
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64 “ForgivenessIt is funny. It warms your heart and cools the sting.” ― William Arthur Ward
65 “The good you do today will be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.”
66 “The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.” ― Thomas Szasz
67 “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ― Lewis B. Smedes
68. “We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. It all boils down to forgiveness and gratefulness. ” ― Ellen Goodman
69. “Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. ForgivenessIt is about letting go of past. and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.” ― Gerald G. Jampolsky, Love Is Letting go of Fear
70 “ForgivenessIt is similar to faith. You have to keep reviving it.” ― Mason Cooley
71. “ForgivenessNo matter how many people ask for it, they must receive it immediately. It is essential to rebuild trust over time. Trust requires a track record.” ― Rick Warren, The Purpose-Driven Life: What? onFor what purpose am I on earth?If you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of trust issues quotes that will help you understand the meaning of trust.
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72 “If you are successful, you will win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway.”If you’re enjoying these quotes, you’ll love our collection of enemy quotes that will make you want to cut ties with your frenemies.
73. “Be the one who nurtures andBuilds. You are the one who understands andYou must have a heart of compassion and be open to accepting others. Leave people better than you found them.” ― Marvin J. Ashton
74. “We are all onIt’s a journey that will last a lifetime andThe core of its meaning is the terrible demand for its centrality. and being forgiven.” ― Martha Kilpatrick
75. “This is one of my favorites: “True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” ― Oprah Winfrey
76 “Life is grace. Sleep is forgiveness. The night is the end. Darkness wipes the slate clean, not spotless to be sure, but clean enough for another day’s chalking.” ― Frederick Buechner, The Alphabet of GraceIf you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our collection of grace quotes that will change your life.
77. “Only the brave know how to forgive. … A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.” – Laurence Stern
78 “What I cannot love, I overlook.” ― Anaïs Nin
79 “Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.” ― Oscar Wilde
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80 “Sometimes you just have to regret things andMove on.” ― Charlaine Harris
81 “If you do well, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do well anyway.”
82. “As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn’t leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I’d still be in prison.” ― Nelson Mandela
83. “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. You will be rewarded with untold peace in return and happiness.” ― Robert Muller
84. “Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,- One foot in sea andOne on shore, To one thing constant never.” ― William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
85 “A broken friendship that is mended through forgiveness can be even stronger than it once was.” ― Stephen Richards, Forgiveness andLove conquers All: Healing the Emotional SelfIf you’re enjoying these quotes, make sure to read our selection of friendship quotes celebrating life-long relationships.
86 “People are illogical, unreasonable, andSelf-centered. Love them anyway.”
87 “Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.” ― Anne Lamott: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts onFaith
88 “Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.” ― C. JoyBell C.
89. “To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” – C.S. Lewis
90 “Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
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91. “Forgiveness The violet’s fragrance on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain
92. “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” – John F. Kennedy
93. “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” – Confucius
94 “When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.” – Jon Krakauer
95 “A heart filled with anger has no room for love.” – Joan Lunden
96 “Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.” – Oprah Winfrey
97 “Nothing erases the past. There is repentance and there is atonement. andThere is forgiveness. That is all, but that is enough.” – Ted Chiang
98. “Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it’s something you do for yourself. To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury.” – Jim Beaver
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ForgivenessYou have the power to transform your life and change your perspective. It is possible to invite it in. andAllow its power to show your the way to better.
Now you are able to feel confident. andIf you show true forgiveness, it is possible to lift the weight off. and the life you had imagined for yourself lies in front of you…grudge free. Others will notice. andYou might inspire them to forgive!
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