Forgiveness Quotes

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

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.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

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.

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.

When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.