“We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.”
Forgiveness is not about letting someone off the hook — it is about putting the hook down. These quotes explore what it takes to release resentment, how to forgive without forgetting, and why holding a grudge mostly punishes the person holding it.
“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.”
“We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.”
“Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.”
“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not it takes a very strong person to forgive.”
“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”
“The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.”
“Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.”
“Forgotten is forgiven.”
“Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.”
“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.”
“Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.”
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
“The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.”
“I find forgiveness to be really healthy.”
“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.”
“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.”