“It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.” - Colin…

“It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.” - Colin Powell (paraphrased from “It’s much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.” - Admiral Grace Hopper )

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“Parents may forgive their child anything, but life won’t.” - Leonid S. Sukhorukov, All About Everything (2005) - View Quote Details on “Parents may forgive their child anything, but life won’t.” -…
They who forgive most shall be most forgiven. - View Quote Details on They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” (Ephesians 4:32) - View Quote Details on “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,…
“He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he robbed me’ — in those who do not harbor such thoughts hatred will cease.” (Dhammapada 1.3-4; trans. w:Radhakrishnan ) - View Quote Details on “He abused me, he struck me, he overcame me, he…
I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of the Matter
Because the flesh will get weak
And the ashes will scatter
So I’m thinkin’ about forgiveness
Forgiveness
Even if you don’t love me anymore. - View Quote Details on I’ve been tryin’ to get down to the Heart of…
“It is forbidden to be obdurate and not allow yourself to be appeased. On the contrary, one should be easily pacified and find it difficult to become angry. When asked by an offender for forgiveness, one should forgive with a sincere mind and a willing spirit… forgiveness is natural to the seed of Israel. (w:Mishneh Torah, w:Teshuvah 2:10) - View Quote Details on “It is forbidden to be obdurate and not allow yourself…
“Assuming you’re not pregnant, in jail, and there’s no body in your basement, I don’t think I’ll mind.” - Alex Keyes - View Quote Details on “Assuming you’re not pregnant, in jail, and there’s no body…
Who takes vengeance or bears a grudge acts like one who, having cut one hand while handling a knife, avenges himself by stabbing the other hand. (w:Jerusalem Talmud, Nedarim 9.4) - View Quote Details on Who takes vengeance or bears a grudge acts like one…
“If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds thee, do not become angry.” - Anonymous (claimed to be an African proverb by The Journal of Negro History, Vol. I. Jan. 1916 ) - View Quote Details on “If one knows thee not or a blind man scolds…
“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 again made clean.” - Dag Hammarskjold - View Quote Details on “Forgiveness is the answer to the child’s dream of a…