Bitterness Quotes

• Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness.

  Corrie Ten Boom

  Forgiveness, Keys, Doors

  Corrie Ten Boom (1985). “Jesus is Victor”, Fleming H Revell Company

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• Bitterness is like a weed. Remember how hard it always was to pull out thistles once they root? Remember how deep those roots grow, and how if you just snapped off the end of it, the plant would grow right back? You have to dig down deep inside. Let God search your heart. Let Him show you what's there and help you root out all that bitterness. Then you can pray for forgiveness.

  Lynn Austin

  Weed, Heart, Roots

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• Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it. Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life; love anoints its eyes.

  Harry Emerson Fosdick

  Love, Life, Heartbreak

  Harry Emerson Fosdick (1958). “Riverside sermons”

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• Never trust your tongue when your heart is bitter.

  Samuel Johnson

  Trust, Heart, Tongue

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• As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

  Nelson Mandela

  Inspirational, Forgiveness, Acceptance

  "A white South African's memories of Mandela" by Nadia Bilchik, www.cnn.com. June 18, 2013.

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• Bitterness and resentment only hurt one person, and it's not the person we're resenting - it's us.

  Alana Stewart

  Hurt, Resentment, Persons

  "How I Survived My Divorce From Rod Stewart" by Alana Stewart, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2012.

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• What is the destiny of man, but to fill up the measure of his sufferings, and to drink his allotted cup of bitterness?

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Destiny, Men, Suffering

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2015). “The Sorrows of Young Werther: Top Classic of German”, p.45, 谷月社

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• Don't be so bitter about a bad experience from your past that you miss the opportunities in front of you.

  Robert Kiyosaki

  Regret, Failure, Past

  Twitter post from Jan 09, 2014

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• It’s not just what you eat that matters, it’s what eats you. You can have all the right macrobiotics and organic food, but if your body is filled with resentment, worry, fear, lust, guilt, anger, bitterness, or any other emotional disease, it’s going to shorten your life.

  Rick Warren

  Emotional, Worry, Lust

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• As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation -- either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Healing, Sacrifice, Two

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.159, Beacon Press

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• Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Bullying

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• Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

  Maya Angelou

  Life, Cancer, Anger

  Maya Angelou, Jeffrey M. Elliot (1989). “Conversations with Maya Angelou”

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• The more we hold on to our hurts, anger and bitterness, the more we become slaves to unforgiveness.

  Nancy Leigh DeMoss

  Hurt, Slave, Anger And Bitterness

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• I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.

  Max Lucado

  Love, Hatred, Today

  Max Lucado (2015). “Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life”, p.72, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.

  John Locke

  Philosophical, Parenting, Wonder

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• Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership

  Martin Luther King, Jr. (2012). “A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings”, p.147, Beacon Press

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• The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything.

  Anatole France

  Life, Sweet, Literature

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Positive Thinking, Anxiety, Stealing

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• It is a simple but sometimes forgotten truth that the greatest enemy to present joy and high hopes is the cultivation of retrospective bitterness.

  Robert Menzies

  Hope, Wisdom, Truth

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• Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause.

  Victor Hugo

  Strong, Intellectual, Bitter Words

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• It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

  Lech Walesa

  Frustration, Frustrated, Mood

  Lech Walesa's Nobel Lecture, www.nobelprize.org. December 11, 1983.

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• There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride; some soften the countenance by their languishing tenderness, others brighten by their spiritual vivacity.

  Johann Kaspar Lavater

  Smile, Spiritual, Character

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  People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

  Bill Cosby

  Inspirational, Moving On, Forgiveness

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• When we resent someone in some way we need to "be on the alert" that even innocent gestures on their part can become suspect to us. Even something as simple as their walking into a room or whispering something to someone else can be conjured up in our minds, to look to us as if they're doing it on purpose to irritate us -as if they're involved in some diabolical plot to hurt us further. What they may be doing may have no connection to their past actions that hurt us in the first place but our resentful feelings against them can often taint our perception of what's really taking place.

  Cindy Wright

  Hurt, Past, Simple

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• Don't let the sun go down on me.

  Elton John

  Forgiveness, Anger, Angry Man

  Song: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me, 1974

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