Forgiveness Quotes
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I've been interested in the idea of forgiveness and the necessity of it. I think of it as the most critical piece of any relationship, whether that be business, or romantic, or familial. We fail each other. We make mistakes. If we contract to go on after those mistakes, forgiveness is involved. Forgiveness is required.
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There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.
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The choice to follow love through to its completion is the choice to seek completion within ourselves. The point at which we shut down on others is the point at which we shut down on life. We heal as we heal others, and we heal others by extending our perceptions past their weaknesses. Until we have seen someone’s darkness, we don’t really know who that person is. Until we have forgiven someone’s darkness, we don’t really know what love is. Forgiving others is the only way to forgive ourselves, and forgiveness is our greatest need.
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Very sad to hear about the passing of Nelson Mandela. He was a true inspiration for human rights and equality for South Africa and the reason apartheid no longer exists there. The world will never forget his capacity for forgiveness and magnanimity. RIP
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Speaking from personal experience, I think that losing the sense of free will has only improved my ethics - by increasing my feelings of compassion and forgiveness, and diminishing my sense of entitlement to the fruits of my own good luck.
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Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
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Forgiveness.
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Do you ever achieve total forgiveness after screwing up?
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Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain.
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I believe in the redemptive need to admit mistakes, express regret, and ask for forgiveness.
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I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance.
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I believe forgiveness is the best form of love in any relationship. It takes a strong person to say they're sorry and an even stronger person to forgive.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
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I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.
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Forgiveness strengthens two Souls.
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If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.
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Forgiveness is the only way to reverse the irreversible flow of history.
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Forgiveness, which is the place that every story turns, the chance we give each other.
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It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.
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I invite everyone to chose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition.
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We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
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I am making amends and seeking forgiveness. My only hope is that some good can come out of my situation.
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So with this Earthly Paradise it is, If ye will read aright, and pardon me, Who strive to build a shadowy isle of bliss Midmost the beating of the steely sea.
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On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.
