I Forgive You Quotes - Page 3

• “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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• 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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• 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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• He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

  Thomas Fuller

  Forgiveness, Peace, Men

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• Believe that a further shore
  is reachable from here.

  Seamus Heaney

  Believe, Shore

  "Doubletake". Poem by Seamus Heaney, 1990.

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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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• So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.

  Seamus Heaney

  Forgiveness, Revenge, Believe

  Speech by the President of USA to the People of Derry, cain.ulst.ac.uk. November 30, 1995.

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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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• 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.

  Tyler Perry

  Forgiveness, Powerful, Journey

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• The things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it's not because they forget; it's because they forgive.

  Demi Moore

  Forgiveness, Sorry, Apology

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• It is freeing to become aware that we do not have to be victims of our past and can learn new ways of responding. Forgiveness is love practiced among people who love poorly. It sets us free without wanting anything in return.

  Henri Nouwen

  Past, People, Way

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• One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.

  Bernard Baruch

  Life, Positive, Forgiveness

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• The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Forgiveness, Men, Forgiving

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• Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Hate, Light

  "A Gift of Love: Sermons from Strength to Love and Other Preachings".

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• Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

  Isaiah

  White, Snow, Wool

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• Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to one single deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever.

  Hannah Arendt

  Forever, Done, Deeds

  Hannah Arendt (2013). “The Human Condition: Second Edition”, p.237, University of Chicago Press

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• Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

  Peter Ustinov

  Love, Life, Marriage

  "Ustinov's comic touch". BBC obituary, news.bbc.co.uk. March 29, 2004.

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• Only someone who can say 'I love you' is capable of saying 'I forgive you.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love You, Forgiving, Capable

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• If God says, 'I forgive you,' you are forgiven no matter how you feel, and to refuse that forgiveness is an act of arrogance.

  R. C. Sproul

  Arrogance, Forgiving, How You Feel

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• In the external scheme of things, shining moments are as brief as the twinkling of an eye, yet such twinklings are what eternity is made of -- moments when we human beings can say "I love you," "I'm proud of you," "I forgive you," "I'm grateful for you." That's what eternity is made of: invisible imperishable good stuff.

  Fred Rogers

  Love You, Grateful, Eye

  Fred Rogers (1995). “You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor”, p.125, Penguin

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• I was bullied by my siblings and cousins, so make-believe was a way in which I could be in charge. When I was like 10 and my sister was about five, I convinced her that she was going to jail because she used a bad word. The doorbell happened to ring, and I told her it was the police. I made her pack her bags. She was crying, and then I said to her, "I forgive you, and I'm gonna tell the cop to go away." Then, of course, she loved me. It was terrible - she still remembers it. I had a sordid sense of humor.

  Lupita Nyong'o

  Cousin, Sibling, Believe

  Source: www.glamour.com

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• My doctor told me that I really should lose some weight. "You're mildly obese," he said. And I thought, "Well, who couldn't afford to lose 20 or 30 pounds?" He said, "Well, a person in your category." I said, "What is that category, doctor?" He said, "Well, you're what I call upwardly middle aged." And I said, "I forgive you for everything."

  Maya Angelou

  Doctors, Forgiving, Weight

  Source: www.washingtoncitypaper.com

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• Women are raised to be the nurturers and steadiers of rocked boats, to hold relationships in place as if our lives depended on it. But it shores up your own dignity and integrity if you're able to say, "There are a million things I love about you, and I want our relationship to continue. I forgive you 95 percent, but not this 5 percent."

  Harriet Lerner

  Integrity, Forgiving, Dignity

  Source: www.elle.com

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• I forgive you, but only because you said 'please.'" Smartass, I thought. Then I groaned at the instant chorus of "Please!" mixed with cries for release from Vlad's prisoners. No wonder he got so sick of the word. "I'm only merciful to one person a day," he threw over his shoulder. "As the saying goes, today isn't your day and tomorrow doesn't look good, either.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Sick, Forgiving, Looks

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• And what can I tell you, my brother, my killer, what can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I'm glad you stood in my way

  Leonard Cohen

  Brother, Missing, Forgiving

  Song: Famous Blue Raincoat

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