What Is Forgiveness?
We can define forgiveness as the ability to let go of resentment and anger.
It means releasing unpleasant memories and emotions relating to past events.
Forgiveness means letting light and happiness fill your life, instead of hurt feelings, resentment and anger.
Forgiveness requires that you rise above your ego and petty considerations. Then, you will be able to show mercy, compassion and tolerance.
Here is a collection of forgiveness quotes, which I hope you will enjoy reading.
Inspiring Forgiveness Quotes and Sayings
“Forgiveness is freeing up and putting to better use the energy once consumed by holding grudges, harboring resentments, and nursing unhealed wounds.”
“If we practice an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, soon the whole world will be blind and toothless.”
“To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.”
“When you forgive, you in no way change the past—but you sure do change the future.”
“If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.”
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
“Be strong enough to forgive without hearing an apology.”
“Always forgive your enemies, nothing annoys them so much.”
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.”
“Dwelling on past hurts and repeating them in your mind is a bad investment that causes you continued suffering.”
“To understand is to forgive, even oneself.”
“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.”
“Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.”
“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.”
“If you cannot forgive yourself, you cannot forgive others.”
“The simple truth is, we all make mistakes, and we all need forgiveness.”
“If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive.”
“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.”
“An apology is the super glue of life. It can repair just about anything”
“Without forgetting it is quite impossible to live at all.”
“Compassion and love are the source of all spiritual qualities: forgiveness, tolerance, all the virtues. Dalai Lama
“I remember everything but forgive anyway.”
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”
“When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive.”
“I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.”
“Forgiveness isn’t approving what happened. It’s choosing to rise above it.”
“To forgive, is like opening a window in a darkened room and letting the light and the warmth of the sun come in.”
“If I choose to bless another person, I will always end up feeling more blessed.”
“Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too.”
“We prefer a meaningless collective guilt to a meaningful individual responsibility”
“The cruel always believe the kind are weak. But human decency and goodness can also move human affairs.”
“On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.”
“Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.”
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon, and then having that balloon set free.”
“Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember.”
Forgiveness Quotes
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• Stop letting anger control your life!• You can live without it!
• Learn to stop acting impulsively.
• Avoid resentment and animosity.
• Learn how to remain calm in irritating and unpleasant situations.
About the Author
Remez Sasson is the author and creator of Success Consciousness website. He is the author of books and articles that motivate and help people to improve their life, achieve success, gain inner strength and inner peace, and become more positive and happy.