Quotes about forgiveness
forgiveness christian perfection
To do evil for good is human corruption; to do good for good is civil retribution; but to do good for evil is Christian perfection. Though this be not the grace of nature, it is the nature of grace. Thomas Secker
forgiveness hurt sorry
Sometimes we can take offense so easily. On other occasions we are too stubborn to accept a sincere apology. Who will subordinate ego, pride, and hurt-then step forward with 'I am truly sorry! Let's be as we once were: friends. Let's not pass to future generations the grievances, the anger of our time'? Let's remove any hidden wedges that can do nothing but destroy. Thomas S. Monson
forgiveness forgiving humans
To err is human, to forgive supine. S. J. Perelman
forgiveness oppressors commendable
Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor. Saadi
forgiveness prayer forgiving
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away! Saadi
forgiveness god forgive-me
If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith. Robert Green Ingersoll
forgiveness men forgive-and-forget
Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget. Robert Jordan
forgiveness women thinking
Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget. Robert Jordan
forgiveness forgiving accepting
Only after we can learn to forgive ourselves can we accept others as they are because we don't feel threatened by anything about them which is better than us. Stephen Covey
forgiveness silence silent
Pardon, and keep silent, for what is shameful for women must be concealed among women. Sophocles
forgiveness healing self-love
Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful. (79) Stephen Levine
forgiveness heart
The heart has always the pardoning power. Sophie Swetchine
forgiveness hate compassion
We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of others and irrational mania of those who hate or condemn us. Thomas Merton
forgiveness way
The only way to peace is forgiveness. Pope John Paul II
forgiveness forgiving offense
He who forgives readily only invites offense. Pierre Corneille
forgiveness country people
One of the things that perhaps we can learn through the political process about bringing people together is to remember South Carolina, remember the families of the nine victims, how they brought a community together during the worst atrocity in our state's history, i am thankful that I live in a country where forgiveness can be seen in the worst of conditions. Tim Scott
forgiveness hurt walking-forward
When you haven't forgiven those who've hurt you, you turn back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward. Tyler Perry
forgiveness powerful journey
It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you. Tyler Perry
forgiveness hurt past
To begin loving people today, we must close the door on the past. And that cannot happen without forgiveness! Forgive those who have hurt you - for your sake, not because they deserve it. Rick Warren
forgiveness jesus people
The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You've been forgiven, and you can forgive others. Rick Warren
forgiveness reality people
And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others. Rick Warren
forgiveness giving-up mistake
It's much harder to give up on family.Deep down you want it to work so badly that you keep making the same mistake. Tori Spelling
forgiveness loving-someone evil
The first step to loving someone else is to recognize the evil in ourselves, so we can forgive them. Veronica Roth
forgiveness forgiving feels
The more we know the better we forgive. Whoever feels deeply, feels for all who live. Madame de Stael
forgiveness forgiving
Who understands much, forgives much. Madame de Stael
forgiveness understanding forgiving
Who understands much forgives much. To understand everything makes us very forgiving ... Madame de Stael
forgiveness forgiving lord
Lord, forgive them, for they know what they do! Karl Kraus
forgiveness revenge forgiving
Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge. Karl Lagerfeld
forgiveness forgiving genius
To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. Joyce Cary
forgiveness letting-go book
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. Oscar Wilde
forgiveness sin remission
Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again. Saint Augustine
forgiveness long abuse
Do not desire crosses, unless you have borne well those laid on you; it is an abuse to long after martyrdom while unable to bear an insult patiently. Saint Francis de Sales
forgiveness thinking forgive-me
Let those who think I have said too little and those who think I have said too much, forgive me; and let those who think I have said just enough thank God with me. Saint Augustine