Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

forgiveness

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

To err is human to forgive, divine. 43 more thoughts from Alexander Pope

Forgiveness is the final form of love. 15 wisdom & wit from Reinhold Niebuhr

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

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. 58 views from Henry Ward Beecher

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

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

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 thoughts from Dag Hammarskjold

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

Forgotten is forgiven. 14 more thoughts from F. Scott Fitzgerald

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

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

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

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

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

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance. 24 quotes from Adlai E. Stevenson

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

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. 32 more wisdom & wit from William Blake

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

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

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

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. 32 wisdom & wit from William Blake

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself. 3 more wisdom & wit from Ausonius

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.

There is no forgiveness in nature. 2 wisdom & wit 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 wisdom & wit from Lana Turner

We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. 4 views from Frederick William Robertson