How To Forgive Quotes

• Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

  Laurence Sterne

  Motivational, Forgiveness, Brave

  Laurence Sterne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Laurence Sterne (Illustrated)”, Delphi Classics

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

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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• Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

  Oscar Wilde

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.16, New Line Publishing

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• Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Forgiveness, Memories, Healing

  "Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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• You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Forgiveness, Hurt, Forgiving

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

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

  Love, Inspirational, Forgiveness

  H. Jackson Brown, Jr. (2000). “Life's Instructions for Wisdom, Success, and Happiness”, p.52, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

  George Herbert

  Relationship, Forgiveness, Faith

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• The weak can never forgive.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Strength, Being Strong, Forgiveness

  Mahatma Gandhi (1980). “All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections”, p.155, A&C Black

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• I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Forgiveness, Spiritual, Two

  Henry Ward Beecher, Edna Dean Proctor (1860). “Life Thoughts: Gathered from the Extemporaneous Discourses of Henry Ward Beecher”, p.108

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• It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

  William Blake

  Friendship, Forgiveness, Depressing

  William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.251, Univ of California Press

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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, Forgive And Forget

  "No Greater Love".

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

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Inspirational, Life, Strength

  Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.166, A&C Black

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• Forgiveness is the final form of love.

  Reinhold Niebuhr

  Love, Forgiveness, Philosophical

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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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• Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

  William Arthur Ward

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Forgiveness

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  Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

  Lewis B. Smedes

  Broken Heart, Forgiveness, Heartbroken

  "Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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  A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

  Ruth Graham

  Love, Friendship, Relationship

  Ruth Bell Graham, Gigi Tchividjian (2009). “A Quiet Knowing”, p.42, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Love, Forgiveness, Positive Thinking

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• Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

  Laurence Sterne

  Forgiveness, Brave, Forgiving

  "Sermons" by Laurence Sterne, vol. I, No. 12, 1760.

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• One forgives to the degree that one loves.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Valentines Day, Forgiveness, Life Changing

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• Forgiveness saves the expense of anger.

  Hannah More

  Forgiveness, Forgiving, Expenses

  Hannah More (1840). “The Miscellaneous Works of Hannah More”, p.639

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• We do not have to know how to forgive. All we have to do is be willing to forgive. The Universe will take care of the how.

  Louise Hay

  Forgiving, Care, Willing

  FaceBook post by Louise Hay from Apr 30, 2016

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• If we are going to be happy and have any chance at growing then we must learn how to forgive others ... and ourselves.

  Yehuda Berg

  Relationship, Forgiving, Growing

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