Quotes about Forgiveness

“As a matter of fact, forgiveness is not something you feel like doing, it's really a choice.”

“The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.”

“I believe the Scriptures teach that there's a literal heaven and a literal hell, just like Jesus said. And without forgiveness of sins that, yeah, the place of punishment is called hell.”

“Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.”

“If I get to the end of my life, if I die, and I find out religion is one big lie, I still won't regret it because it's helped me to live a better life, to be a better person, to care about people, to believe in forgiveness, to believe in hope.”

“If we were not sinners, Jesus would not have had to come. If he didn't see us as sinners, he could have loved us without dying for us. He died for our sins. So if we're all sinners, that means everybody's in the pot together needing the same love, the same grace and the same forgiveness.”

“I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.”

“No person is perfect. I haven't, thank God, had any infidelity issues. But you can't say what you won't ever do. And you can't say that you won't have forgiveness in your heart if there were to be an issue like that.”

“To my younger self, I would say unless you're literally in danger, ask forgiveness instead of asking permission.”

“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”

“Forgiveness is a big part of - especially post-civil rights movement - is a big part of African-American Christianity, and I wasn't raised within the Christian church; I wasn't raised within any church.”

“There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.”

“God forgives those who invent what they need.”

“I think when you're happy, emotions are right near the top - mine definitely are. I cry easily, I laugh easily, I lose my temper easily... and I beg for forgiveness easily.”

“To understand is to forgive, even oneself.”

“And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad.”

“I learned that I have purpose and my experiences no matter how horrible taught me heart, strength and forgiveness!”

“I was probably about 22 years old when I recommitted myself to get off the fence and go all in and get serious about my faith. That's really when I experienced God's love and His forgiveness and His true grace.”

“Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.”

“9/11 revealed that those about to die do not seem afraid or plead for forgiveness for their sins, if they think about them at all. They all have one thing in mind - those they love - and they all do the same thing: They call them up - spouses, family or friends - to tell them they love them.”

“I think faith gives us a structure around which to try to organize our lives. I'm also a big believer, and very thankful that there's forgiveness.”