Forgiveness is the act of forgiving or the willingness to forgive. Profoundly inspirational forgiveness quotes will challenge the way you think, and help guide you through any life experience.
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Famous Forgiveness Quotes
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul Boose
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. Mother Teresa
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. William A. Ward
Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love. Gary Chapman
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. Thomas Szasz
Holding a grudge doesn’t make you strong; it makes you bitter. Forgiving doesn’t make you weak; it sets you free. Dave Willis
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
Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours. Phillip Brooks
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend. Jewel, Under the Water
The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves. Chinese Proverb
You’ll never know how strong your heart is until you learn to forgive who broke it.
True forgiveness is when you can say, ‘Thank you for that experience. Oprah Winfrey
Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It’s something you do for yourself. It’s saying, You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me. It’s saying, ‘You don’t get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future. Jodi Picoult
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. Indira Gandhi
The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person. Louise Hay
Forgiveness is above all a personal choice, a decision of the heart to go against natural instinct to pay back evil with evil. Pope John Paul II
Forgiveness is a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on. Dr. Steve Maraboli
Take forgiveness slowly. Don’t blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come. Yoko Ono
It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an even stronger person to forgive
Forgiveness is a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on. Dr. Steve Maraboli
Let’s shake free this gravity of judgment, and fly high on the wings of forgiveness. India.Arie Simpson
One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.
Forgiveness is healing especially forgiving yourself. Alyson Noel, Evermore
We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice. Louise Hay
Forgiveness is not weak. It takes courage to face and overcome powerful emotions. Desmond Tutu
Forgiveness is for you not the other person. It’s something you do inside yourself that you feel in your body and heart that releases you from your past and frees you to live life fully. Barbara J. Hunt
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness Marianne Williamson
Always forgive your enemies nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul Lewis Boese
Don’t ever underestimate the power of forgiveness. I’ve seen it free people. I’ve seen it lift burdens that had weighed them down and kept them from moving on. Buffy Andrews
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. William Arthur Ward
Everyone says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive C.S. Lewis
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain
Let us forgive each other only then will we live in peace. Leo Tolstoy
Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them. Marvin J. Ashton
Forgiving you is my gift to you. Moving on is my gift to myself
Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. Thomas S. Manson
Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past. Lily Tomlin
Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. Roberto Assagioli
Forgiveness is a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on. Dr. Steve Maraboli
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It’s a gift you give yourself. T. D. Jakes
When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power.
We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice. Louise Hay
The hardest thing in life is to forgive. But hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you’re not hurting the person you hate, you’re hurting yourself. Forgiveness is healing. Louis Zamperini
When you forgive, you in no way change the past but you sure do change the future. Bernard Meltzer
Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast. Marlene Dietrich
We ask for forgiveness, and we forgive others who ask us. In that way, we can experience healing, healing in our souls. Ed Dobson
When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive. Alan Paton
Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven. Jennifer McMahon
Forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past. Lily Tomlin
Though I was unaware of it at the time, that simple act of forgiveness was the beginning of an entirely new level of experiencing life for me. Wayne Dyer
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive. Alan Paton
Forgiveness is just another name for freedom. Byron Katie
Forgiveness isn’t approving what happened. It’s choosing to rise above it. Robin Sharma
