Forgiveness Quotes

“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.” - Buddha - View Quote Details on “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal…
“To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.” - Walter Lippmann - View Quote Details on “To understand is not only to pardon, but in the…
“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!…
“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.” -…
“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…
“If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him.” (Luke 17:3) - View Quote Details on “If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents,…
“Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times (or seventy times seven).’” (Matthew 18:21-22) - View Quote Details on “Peter came to Jesus and asked, ‘Lord, how many times…
That he that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man had need to be forgiven. - View Quote Details on That he that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over…
“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…
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 who has been wronged by another does not wish to rebuke or speak to the offender – because the offender is simple or confused – then if he sincerely forgives him, neither bearing him ill-will nor administering a reprimand, he acts according to the standard of the pious. (Deot 6:9) - View Quote Details on If one who has been wronged by another does not…
“Forgiveness is the last resort, after victory seems impossible, or trivial” - Anonymous - View Quote Details on “Forgiveness is the last resort, after victory seems impossible, or…
“He who forgives ends the quarrel.” - Anonymous - View Quote Details on “He who forgives ends the quarrel.” - Anonymous
Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. - View Quote Details on Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass…
“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…
Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much. - View Quote Details on Always forgive your enemies — nothing annoys them so much.
Life, that ever needs forgiveness, has, for its first duty, to forgive. - View Quote Details on Life, that ever needs forgiveness, has, for its first duty,…
The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but whosoever forgives and makes amends, his reward is upon Allah. Qur’an 42:40 - View Quote Details on The reward of the evil is the evil thereof, but…
Indeed! God does not forgive the sin of ascribing partners to Him, but He forgives anything else to whom He pleases, and whoever takes partners with God has gone astray into far error. Qur’an 4:116 - View Quote Details on Indeed! God does not forgive the sin of ascribing partners…
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future” - Paul Boese - View Quote Details on “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge…
“If ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you.” (w:Matthew 6:14 ). - View Quote Details on “If ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will…
“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…
“Take forgiveness. Two levels here. One level: forgiveness means you shouldn’t develop feelings of revenge. Because revenge harms the other person, therefore it is a form of violence. With violence, there is usually counterviolence. This generates even more violence—the problem never goes away. So that is one level. Another level: forgiveness means you should try not to develop feelings of anger toward your enemy. Anger doesn’t solve the problem. Anger only brings uncomfortable feelings to yourself. Anger destroys your own peace of mind. Your happy mood never comes, not while anger remains. I think that’s the main reason why we should forgive. With calm mind, more peaceful mind, more healthy body. An agitated mind spoils our health, very harmful for body. This is my feeling.”<ref>The Dalai Lama and Victor Chan, The Wisdom of Forgiveness, Riverhead Books 2004, p. 234-35 ISBN 1-57322-277-1 </ref> (Quoting the Dalai Lama ) - View Quote Details on “Take forgiveness. Two levels here. One level: forgiveness means you…
“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…