Quotes about Forgiveness

“Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.”

“I'm not trying to convert the entire nation of Israel and the entire nation of Palestine to Christianity. But at least if you can educate them about the ideology of love, the ideology of forgiveness, the ideology of grace. Those principles are great regardless, but we can't deny they came from Christianity as well.”

“The Way Of The Fist' is not quite a Shakespearian depiction of anger and revenge. This song was more my way of releasing all the pent up aggression I felt against some people who wronged me beyond the point of any kind of forgiveness or mercy.”

“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.”

“To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.”

“My whole life I have sort of done my own thing. I rarely ask permission; I sometimes ask forgiveness.”

“I believe in forgiveness.”

“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”

“I never forgive, but I always forget.”

“I believe in forgiveness, I believe in second chances, and I believe we should find a way to restore the Second Amendment rights to people who are qualified and have shown themselves qualified to have those rights restored to them.”

“There's more anticipation, there's more forgiveness once you prove yourself to the fans.”

“Historically, narratives of forgiveness were part of both the anti-slavery movement and the civil rights movement in America. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' for instance, was based loosely on the life of the Rev. Josiah Henson, who forgave his master that wanted to sell him and beat him after Henson begged him not to.”

“Things happen for a reason, and the only thing you can do is at night time get on your knees and ask God for forgiveness for anything that you did that you didn't feel was right.”

“In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else. In 2006, I told Elizabeth about the mistake, asked her for her forgiveness, asked God for his forgiveness.”

“You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.”

“Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.”

“Forgiveness allowed me to wash my burdened past away.”

“Well, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.”

“When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier.”

“Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.”

“No amount of debt restructuring, even debt forgiveness, will help the Greeks achieve real prosperity. What they need is not short-term relief but, rather, a long-term cure.”