“Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.”
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.
“All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.”
“Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.”
“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”
“Forgotten is forgiven.”
“The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.”
“I did a lot of things that I regretted and I certainly paid for my mistakes. You have to go and ask for forgiveness and it wasn't until I really started doing good and doing right, by other people as well as myself, that I really started to feel that guilt go away. So I don't have a problem going to sleep at night.”
“Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.”
“All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.”
“Life is an adventure in forgiveness.”
“Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.”
“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”
“I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.”
“'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.”
“When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me.”