Forgive Quotes

Faith in God is confident hope.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

In pursuit of exposing people for who we think they are, we expose ourself.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Blessed are you who forgive.You will forever be happy.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

If there were past misdeeds, I do not believe we should nag or repeat them, never mind throw them in someone’s face. If they sincerely apologized and we genuinely forgave them, we must move on. Learn from mistakes, but move on. If we bring them up and toss them at the offender, we may not have actually forgiven them, even if we claim we have.

~ Cathy Burnham Martin

There are times when one shall forgive oneself. Therein lies the best possibilities of learning & improving.

~ Deepak Chandra

The day you forgive your past and close your eyes. You will hear a river flowing inside you again. You will hear that waves of the ocean hitting the seashores of your soul once again. And again the sun will shine, lighting up your darkest nights.

~ Akshay Vasu

Trust your instincts, love with your whole heart, forgive, and never take anything for granted.

~ Terri Haynes Roach

To Graduate from the School of Life you need to have met the following criteria: Found your life purpose, know how the egoic mind operates, detached yourself from the egoic mind, lived in essence, been in essence in relationships, overcame duality, trusted life, became awake, reprogrammed beliefs, handled anger, forgiven everyone, loved yourself, dealt with fears, overcome anger you had with God/you, cleared your emotional complexes & negativity, let go of the past, dealt with difficult relationships and mastered loving all creations of the universe.

~ Marina G. Roussou

A good enemy can be better than the best of friend.

~ Simona Panova

Relax. Refresh. Renew. Play. Sing. Laugh. Enjoy. Forgive. Dance. Love. Hug. Share. Kiss. Create. Explore. Hope. Listen. Dare. Trust. Dream. Learn. TODAY!

~ Steve Maraboli

This Christmas mend a quarrel. Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion and replace it with trust. Write a letter. Give a soft answer. Encourage youth. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise. Forgo a grudge. Forgive an enemy. Apologize. Try to understand. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Be kind. Be gentle. Laugh a little more. Express your gratitude. Welcome a stranger. Gladden the heart of a child. Take pleasure in the beauty and wonder of the earth. Speak your love, and then speak it again.

~ Howard W. Hunter

We need to extend forgiveness to all who have hurt us. Forgive others who have trespass you just as your Heavenly Father forgives you. God's grace is the power to forgiveness.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Love is divine.Forgiveness is divine. Forgive for the love for yourself and others. Forgiveness is a spiritual healing for the person who forgives.

~ Lailah Gifty Akita

I can forgive you for leaving, but not for coming back.

~ Jonathan Safran Foer

You cannot forgive just once, forgiveness is a daily practice.

~ Sonia Rumzi

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.

~ Catherine Ponder

You never know how long you have-there might not BE a later-so don't let things go unsaid or unforgiven.

~ Dawn Metcalf

Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.

~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie

The ultimate form of forgiveness is in comprehending there’s nothing to forgive.

~ Roy Bennett

Few suffer more than those who refuse to forgive themselves.

~ Mike Norton

Take a walk through the garden of forgiveness and pick a flower of forgiveness for everything you have ever done. When you get to that time that is now, make a full and total forgiveness of your entire life and smile at the bouquet in your hands because it truly is beautiful.

~ Stephen Richards

If you think you need to forgive anyone....you got it all wrong.

~ Vivian Amis

Learn to forgive others so that you can release yourself from being held captive by the very negative thoughts around you.

~ Stephen Richards

There's a hard law, mejuffrou, that when a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive.

~ Alan Paton

There’s a destructive power in unforgiveness and unforgiveness controls you in a negative way. It’s time to let it all go! You become strong when you genuinely forgive. You become empowered when you genuinely forgive. You gain back your inner peace when you genuinely forgive. You release stress, bitterness and anger when you genuinely forgive. But most importantly, you’re able to live your best life when you genuinely forgive. Give yourself permission to live life free of toxic thoughts, feelings, and energy. Forgive!

~ Stephanie Lahart

There’s a destructive power in unforgiveness and unforgiveness controls you in a negative way. It’s time to let it all go! You become strong when you genuinely forgive. You become empowered when you genuinely forgive. You gain back your inner peace when you genuinely forgive. You release stress, bitterness, and anger when you genuinely forgive. But most importantly, you’re able to live your best life when you genuinely forgive. Give yourself permission to live life free of toxic thoughts, feelings, and energy. Forgive!

~ Stephanie Lahart

May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness. - Ismene

~ Sophocles

May the dead forgive me, I can do no otherBut as I am commanded; to do more is madness. - Ismene, Antigone (The Theban Plays) by Sophocles

~ Sophocles

Fast forgiveness is a part of Christian culture I want to help change and transform. I ache for a journey of Jesus-like forgiveness. The kind demanding time and suffering in the process.

~ Natalie Brenner

You can’t move on, if you haven’t forgiven yourself, yet.

~ Basma Salem

You will find it possible to forgive when you realize that forgiveness is a remedy to self.

~ Gift Gugu Mona

As it peaks over the horizon, does not a sunrise whisper the opportunity to try again. And if the day passes and our efforts were stunted by the bane of our insecurities or blunted by the challenges of life, does not a sunset invite us to rest before it whispers the same message the next morning?

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

I tend to walk around convinced that any amount of forgiveness that I could extend could never possibly compensate for the offenses that I’ve had to endure. Yet, maybe the greater offense is that I’ve got that backwards.

~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

I entered the picture in the eleventh hour as a guide to the exit of his life. I navigated as best I could the role of end-of-life shepherd—a journey that I had never taken before. I have to forgive myself for what I did not know. And I have to forgive him for the times that he felt unequipped to deal with the unknown.

~ Lisa J. Shultz

Forgiving yourself can prove as difficult as licking a scab off your elbow.

~ Richelle E. Goodrich

There is no amount of bad karma that can compete with a contrite spirit and God's forgiveness.

~ Shannon L. Alder

Forgiveness for ourselves and other is one of the main elements in growth. It allows us to free ourselves of the issues that are holding us down.

~ Nanette Mathews

Sometimes we want to keep the battle going...until at last we we cut ourselves free. I don't forgive you to give to you, I forgive you to give to me.

~ Kate Mcgahan

GOD Forgave you and GOD forgave me so you and I need to always forgive those who offend us and curse us and speak and write lies about us.

~ Errol Anthony Smythe.

All of us at some time will have someone to forgive for something they did or failed to do. And all of us at some time will need forgiveness for something we did or failed to do.

~ Laurie Buchanan