“To understand is not only to pardon, but in the…

“To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.” - Walter Lippmann

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“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,…
“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” (Mark 11:25) - View Quote Details on “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against…
“Again Jesus said [to the disciples], “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.” And with that he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.” (John 20:21-23) - View Quote Details on “Again Jesus said [to the disciples], “Peace be with you!…
Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life for me, were to remember all the instances in which I have neglected Him, and to plead them against me in judgment, where should I hide my guilty head in the day of recompense? I will pray, therefore, for blessings on my friends, even though they cease to be so, and upon my enemies, though they continue such. - View Quote Details on Alas! if my best Friend, who laid down His life…
“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…
“Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.’” (Luke 23:34) - View Quote Details on “Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they do not know…
“Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37) - View Quote Details on “Forgive, and you will be forgiven.” (Luke 6:37)
“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 ) - View Quote Details on “It is easier to get forgiveness than permission.” - Colin…
“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” - Anonymous - View Quote Details on “He who forgives ends the quarrel.” - Anonymous