Forgiving Quotes
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This we prescribe, though no physician; Deep malice makes too deep incision; Forget, forgive; conclude and be agreed; Our doctors say this is no month to bleed.
William Shakespeare
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Nothing stirs God’s heart more than a humble heart and a merciful spirit. God responds to mercy, because it is through compassion that we fully come to know Him. This is the defining quality of a true follower of Christ. We are never closer to the heart of God than when we are forgiving someone. And we are never farther from it than when we are holding a grudge.
Nicky Cruz
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Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them.
Marvin J. Ashton
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Blow your own horn loud. If you succeed, people will forgive your noise; if you fail, they'll forget it.
William Feather
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The longevity of every relationship is decided by the willingness to forgive
Mike Murdock
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To excuse what can really produce good excuses is not Christian charity; it is only fairness. To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable in you.
C. S. Lewis
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forgive yourself for what you aren't able to do, the ones who aren't able to acknowledge their ownselves are bound to fail
Masashi Kishimoto
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A story that must be told never forgives silence.
Okechukwu Ndibe
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English is a forgiving language. It's not like Classical Arabic and it's not like French. You can speak broken English and be expressive and no one will hold it against you.
Elliott Colla
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Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.
Gary Smalley
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Well, heaven forgive him! and forgive us all! Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall: Some run from brakes of ice, and answer none: And some condemned for a fault alone.
William Shakespeare
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Forgiving someone isn't just about doing good to another. It's also about healing a scar in your own heart.
Nouman Ali Khan
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Forgive the person who has caused the most pain in your life and it will make you feel better.
Suzanne Somers
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Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.
William Penn
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You refuse to forgive people, and yet on the Day of Judgment you will stand bare, begging Allah to forgive you.
Yasmin Mogahed
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Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other.
Judy Collins
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Her faith in a loving and forgiving God is strong, but she worships laughter.
Miriam Toews
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I don't know if there's any secret recipe. Just a lot of hard work. Pay attention to your constituents. I always had a great Iowa staff that did all my great constituent service work. And I found that people would forgive me for a lot of my "liberal sins" because I paid attention to the home front.
Tom Harkin
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Forgiving is all; forgetting is another thing.
Bob Rae
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I’ve been enjoying a couple of post-Oscar burgers. So I didn’t fit into a lot of the vintage stuff. I wanted to wear something that was a little bit more forgiving.
Anne Hathaway
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In a nation that likes to see itself as forgiving, we are mulishly unforgiving of those who have committed a felony...
Alex Kotlowitz
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I have often heard it said that the Irish are too ready to forgive. It is a noble failing.
Katharine Tynan
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It's when things are going just right that you'd better be suspicious. There you are, fat as can be. The whole world is yours and you're the answer to the Wright brothers' prayers. You say to yourself, nothing can go wrong ... all my trespasses are forgiven. Best you not believe it.
Ernest K. Gann
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The emotions of men, however, were of a different order. They were pesky annoyances, small dust devils at her feet. Her knack for causing heartbreak was innate, but her vitality often made people forgive her romantic misdeeds.
Steve Martin