forgiveness

Holding onto old grievances feels like carrying a heavy stone long after the journey has ended, yet learning to put it down requires a quiet, deliberate courage. Within this collection, wisdom from thinkers, spiritual leaders, and humorists reveals that letting go is rarely about excusing past wrongs; instead, it is an act of reclaiming your own peace and emotional freedom. Whether you are looking for the strength to mend a broken bond or simply need permission to release a grudge that has overstayed its welcome, these reflections offer perspective on the art of moving forward. Take a moment to browse these insights and discover words that help lighten the load.

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Top Authors in forgiveness

T. D. Jakes

Marianne Williamson

Desmond Tutu

Gerald Jampolsky

Lewis B. Smedes

Billy Graham

Oscar Wilde

Elbert Hubbard

Featured Quotes

All forgiveness Quotes

"I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his."

"If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness."

"I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart."

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

"Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning."

"We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges."

"God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency."

"I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and savior. I believe that Jesus died for my sins, and rose again, and that's my belief. I still don't know what 'Christian' means. I'm a follower of Christ, but I keep making a whole bunch of mistakes. And I thank God for forgiveness."

"Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave."

"Forgotten is forgiven."

"A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable."

"If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn."

"The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods."

"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."

"Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on."

"Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it."

"Forgive many things in others nothing in yourself."

"My desire is to be a forgiving, non-judgmental person."

"It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission."

"I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead the living have no right to forget."

"It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own."

"It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him."

"Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness."

"Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons."

"Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness anger concealed often hardens into revenge."

"The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness."

"Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge."

"Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness."

"If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt."

"In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come."

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