Forgive And Forget Quotes

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

  Thomas Szasz

  Life, Forgiveness, Letting Go

  The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

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• The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

  Ali ibn Abi Talib

  Men, Forgiving, Deeds

  "'Nahj al-Balagha' ('The Peak of Eloquence')". Book by Ali, translated by Askari Jafri,

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• Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.

  Celia Cruz

  Forgiveness, Pain, Women

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• Forgive, you will have happiness. Forget, you will have satisfacton. Forgive and forget, You will have everlasting peace Within and without.

  Sri Chinmoy

  Peace, Forgiving, Forget You

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• When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.

  Catherine Ponder

  Relationship, Forgiveness, Emotional

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• Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

  Maria Edgeworth

  Forgiveness, Forgiving, Remember

  Maria Edgeworth (1832). “Castle Rackrent: And Irish Bulls”, p.303

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• Pray you now, forget and forgive.

  William Shakespeare

  Forgiveness, Memorable, Forgiving

  William Shakespeare (2001). “King Lear”, p.305, Classic Books Company

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• Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.

  Mother Teresa

  Forgiveness, Mother, Forgiving

  "No Greater Love".

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• Life is flying by. You don't have time to waste another minute being negative, offended or bitter. If someone did you wrong, get over it and move forward.

  Joel Osteen

  Inspirational, Moving On, Forgiveness

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  Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Inspirational, Life

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Dec 04, 2016

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• I know there are people who believe you should forgive and forget. For the record, I'd like to say I'm a big fan of forgiveness as long as I'm given the opportunity to get even first.

  Sue Grafton

  Believe, Opportunity, Long

  Sue Grafton (2011). “V is for Vengeance”, p.30, Penguin

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• First, forgive. Second, forget by choosing not to dwell on that which is forgiven and in the past. We have no right to keep in front of us what God has put behind Him.

  David Jeremiah

  God, Religious, Regret

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

  Mark Twain

  Inspirational, Life, Broken Heart

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• Sometimes you have to forget and forgive. Forgive them for hurting you and forget that they exist!

  Jeffree Star

  Hurt, Forgiving, Sometimes

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• Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Motivational, Dream

  William Arthur Ward, “Do More”

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• Some forgive and forget, more forgive and remember, most forgive and remind.

  Robert Breault

  Forgiveness, Forgiving, Remember

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• Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

  Cherie Carter-Scott

  Motivational, Forgiveness, Anger

  Cherie Carter-Scott (2010). “If Love Is A Game, These Are The Rules”, p.94, Random House

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• But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.

  Meg Cabot

  Mistake, Dwelling, Issues

  Meg Cabot (2013). “The Abandon Trilogy: Abandon, Underworld and Awaken”, p.11, Pan Macmillan

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• If we can forgive everyone, regardless of what he or she may have done, we nourish the soul and allow our whole being to feel good. To hold a grudge against anyone is like carrying the devil on your shoulders. It is our willingness to forgive and forget that casts away such a burden and brings light into our hearts, freeing us from many ill feelings against our fellow human beings.

  Sydney Banks

  Forgiveness, Heart, Light

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  To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

  C. S. Lewis

  Forgiveness, God, Christian

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• People piss you off but its always important to forgive and forget.

  Bella Hadid

  People, Forgiving, Important

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I think one should forgive and remember .... If you forgive and forget in the usual sense, you're just driving what you remember into the subconscious; it stays there and festers. But to look, even regularly, upon what you remember and know you've forgiven is achievement.

  Faith Baldwin

  Forgiveness, Thinking, Achievement

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• Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

  William P. Young

  Forgiveness, Letting Go, Shack Book

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• “I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

  "Gems of Truth & Beauty".

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• One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship!

  Gabriel Garcia Marquez

  One Hundred Years Of Solitude, Minutes, Whole Life

  "Gabriel Garcia Marquez: What I've Learned" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. April 18, 2014.

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