Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

forgiveness

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness not to sin offers only punishment. 5 quotes from Jose Bergamin

God will forgive me. It's his job. 14 thoughts from Heinrich Heine

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. 10 more views from Marlene Dietrich

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. 21 views from Jane Austen

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. 12 quotes from George MacDonald

Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that. 41 other wisdom & wit from Martin Luther King, Jr.

Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself. 3 quotes from Ausonius

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven. 45 more quotes from Thomas Fuller

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. 14 wisdom & wit from William Arthur Ward

There is no forgiveness in nature. 2 quotes from Ugo Betti

It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them. 6 more sayings from Lana Turner

We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. 4 more wisdom & wit from Frederick William Robertson

To be social is to be forgiving. 50 quotes from Robert Frost

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another. 18 views from Jean Paul

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. 42 other quotes from Josh Billings

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. 7 quotes from Corrie Ten Boom

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future. 6 more wisdom & wit from Bernard Meltzer

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness. 53 more thoughts from Honore de Balzac

To err is human to forgive, divine. 43 other wisdom & wit from Alexander Pope

It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins. 6 quotes from Karl Barth

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his. 6 other thoughts from Catherine the Great

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. 46 quotes from John F. Kennedy

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. 58 other wisdom & wit from Henry Ward Beecher

Life is an adventure in forgiveness. 15 thoughts from Norman Cousins

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness. 59 wisdom & wit from Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness is the final form of love. 15 views from Reinhold Niebuhr

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods. 59 other quotes from Elbert Hubbard

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again. 13 quotes from Dag Hammarskjold

Forgiveness to the injured does belong but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong. 17 thoughts from John Dryden

Forgotten is forgiven. 14 wisdom & wit from F. Scott Fitzgerald

One forgives to the degree that one loves. 90 views from Francois de La Rochefoucauld

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn. 103 more thoughts from Friedrich Nietzsche

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. 100 other quotes from Oscar Wilde

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. 100 wisdom & wit from Mahatma Gandhi

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. 100 other quotes from Oscar Wilde

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. 9 quotes from Hannah Arendt

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. 24 other wisdom & wit from Adlai E. Stevenson

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. 98 wisdom & wit from Mark Twain

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. 32 more views from William Blake

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. 11 sayings from Bruce Lee

Forgiveness is God's command. 32 thoughts from Martin Luther

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. 5 sayings from Indira Gandhi

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. 32 quotes from William Blake