(497 quotes found)
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
Mahatma Gandhi
“Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.”
Oscar Wilde
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”
Paul Boese
“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.”
William Arthur Ward
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
Lewis B. Smedes
“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain but it takes character and self control to be understanding and forgiving.”
Dale Carnegie
“Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive.”
C.S. Lewis
“Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.”
Joan Borysenko
“Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
Mark Twain
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