Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
When you forgive, you in no way change the past – but you sure do change the future.
I can forgive but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I cannot forgive.
Forgiveness is the final form of love.
The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.
Hanging onto resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.
Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.