Quotes about Forgiveness

“One important theme is the extent to which one can ever correct an error, especially outside any frame of religious forgiveness. All of us have done something we regret - how we manage to remove that from our conscience, or whether that's even possible, interested me.”

“I think forgiveness is overrated, personally, because some things people do are unforgivable.”

“Forgiveness is a gift, and central to faith.”

“Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.”

“Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being the best people we can be.”

“I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.”

“The Dalai Lama's entire being is about peace and harmony, forgiveness and self-discipline. Those are qualities to be admired. I am really looking forward to meeting His Holiness.”

“If you don't believe God has forgiven you, you are actually saying that God needs to do more for your forgiveness, and that Jesus' sacrifice was not enough.”

“If you are bitter, you are like a dry leaf that you can just squash, and you can get blown away by the wind. There is much more wisdom in forgiveness.”

“The lesson is that you can still make mistakes and be forgiven.”

“We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.”

“I struggle with insecurities. I struggle with forgiveness. I struggle with letting someone go that did me dirty without vengeance, which is an evil thing.”

“Choosing forgiveness opens the door of your heart and makes way for a miracle in your life.”

“It's only through Christ that we can take full advantage of God's mercy and forgiveness through repentance in Jesus' name.”

“The Queen has well-informed opinions of many of her bishops and likes those who are straightforward and intelligent. Both she and Prince Philip believe Christianity is as much about forgiveness as morality.”

“It is always the case that when the Christian looks back, he is looking at the forgiveness of sins.”

“The Eucharist is an opportunity of grace and conversion. It's also a time of forgiveness of sins, so my hope would be that grace would be instrumental in bringing people to the truth.”

“Through faith in the Lord Jesus alone can we obtain forgiveness of our sins, and be at peace with God; but, believing in Jesus, we become, through this very faith, the children of God; have God as our Father, and may come to Him for all the temporal and spiritual blessings which we need.”

“I have always had tremendous amount of patience, compassion and forgiveness.”

“The forgiveness that comes of patient interpretation seems impossible when those nearest to your heart are threatened.”

“It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.”