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Forgiving Quotes

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You can tell the people that if they succeed in killing me, that I forgive and bless those who do it. Hopefully, they will realize they are wasting their time. A bishop will die, but the church of God, which is the people, will never perish.
Oscar Romero

Authors on Forgiving Quotes: Pope Francis Louise Hay Marianne Williamson Desmond Tutu Oscar Wilde Ralph Waldo Emerson Lewis B. Smedes C. S. Lewis Fyodor Dostoevsky Billy Graham Eckhart Tolle Maya Angelou Charles Spurgeon Charles Dickens Dieter F. Uchtdorf Mark Twain Timothy Keller Jodi Picoult Mitch Albom Francois de La Rochefoucauld Paulo Coelho Swami Vivekananda Madame de Stael Richard Paul Evans Robert Breault William Shakespeare William Blake Nelson Mandela Mother Teresa Brennan Manning Anne Lamott Joyce Meyer Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
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The hardest thing is to forgive, but God does, even if you murdered or robbed, ya it's wrong, but God loves, take one step toward him he'll take two toward you, even when all else fails, God'll support you
Nas

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God always forgives when you are totally repentant and you desire to change. He forgives... and He never gets tired of forgiving. Never. You may get tired asking. I hope not. He never, never tires of forgiving. Never.
Mother Angelica

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Love yourself-accept yourself-forgive yourself-and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.
Leo Buscaglia

Embrace yourself-acknowledge yourself-pardon yourself-and treat you kindly, because without you the entire world would be deprived of numerous remarkable blessings.
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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

'Granting pardon to someone isn't simply an act of kindness towards another, but a salve for the wounds in one's own soul.'
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People may fail many times, but they become failures only when they begin to blame someone else. Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar Wilde

Folks may stumble countless times, but they become losers only when they start to point the finger at somebody else. Always pardon your adversaries; nothing enrages them more.
7.
Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.
Gary Smalley

Holding a grudge is like ingesting poison and expecting the perpetrator to suffer.
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There is someone that I love even though I don't approve of what he does. There is someone I accept though some of his thoughts and actions revolt me. There is someone I forgive though he hurts the people I love the most. That person is......me.
C. S. Lewis

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The longevity of every relationship is decided by the willingness to forgive
Mike Murdock

The endurance of all connections is determined by the readiness to absolve.
10.
The greatest virtue is not in forgiving those who apologize, or in being kind to those who are kind to you. The biggest virtue is in forgiving even those who never apologize, and in being kind to even those who are not kind to you.
Yasmin Mogahed

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If I repent now will God forgive me? No, but if God forgives you, you will repent.
Rabia Basri

'If I atone now will God pardon me? No, but if God pardons you, you will atone.'
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I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!
Kendrick Lamar

'I have erred...and will most likely stumble again...Gracious Lord, have mercy on me!'
13.
I will forgive if the players cannot get it right, but not if they do not try hard.
Pep Guardiola

I will excuse mistakes if the players exert effort, but not for lack of effort.
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The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.
Fyodor Dostoevsky

'The most egregious offence is not their fabrication - one can always look past deceit - inventing tales can be entertaining, as it often reveals truth - what is offensive is that they fabricate and honour their own falsehoods.'
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The Lord is more anxious to forgive our sins than a woman is to carry her baby out of a burning building.
John Vianney

The Lord is more eager to absolve our transgressions than a mother is to rescue her infant from a blazing conflagration.
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I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.
Emiliano Zapata

I absolve those who commit homicide and pilfer because they did it out of necessity, but a betrayer never.
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I'm not a spiteful man, never been. I always forgive. The final decision isn't mine, but God's. God knows what He does.
Neymar

I'm not a vindictive individual, never have been. I consistently pardon. The conclusive ruling isn't up to me, but Heaven's. God is aware of His actions.
18.
To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.
Maximilien Robespierre

To chastise the persecutors of mankind is mercy; to excuse them is barbarity.
19.
There is no sin , and there can be no sin on all the earth , which the Lord will not forgive to the truly repentant! Man cannot commit a sin so great as to exhaust the infinite love of God . Can there be a sin which could exceed the love of God?
Fyodor Dostoevsky

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We need to be kinder with one another, more gentle and forgiving. We need to be slower to anger and more prompt to help. We need to extend the hand of friendship and resist the hand of retribution. In short, we need to love one another with the pure love of Christ, with genuine charity and compassion and, if necessary, shared suffering, for that is the way God loves us.
Howard W. Hunter

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True reconciliation is never cheap, for it is based on forgiveness which is costly. Forgiveness in turn depends on repentance, which has to be based on an acknowledgment of what was done wrong, and therefore on disclosure of the truth. You cannot forgive what you do not know.
Desmond Tutu

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Horses are incredibly forgiving. They fill in places we're not capable of filling ourselves.
Buck Brannaman

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Our forgiving love toward men is the evidence of God's forgiving love in us. It is a necessary condition of the prayer of faith.
Andrew Murray

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You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.
Lewis B. Smedes

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The one who forgives never brings up the past to that person's face. When you forgive, it's like it never happened. True forgiveness is complete and total.
Louis Zamperini

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Beauty is an understanding of what you have, and it's forgiving yourself of what you don't have, and appreciating all of it.
Jill Scott

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Forgive me for being so ordinary while claiming to know so extraordinary a God.
Jim Elliot

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Since God has given me a cheerful heart, He will forgive me for serving Him cheerfully.
Joseph Haydn

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Forgive them even if they are not sorry
Julian Casablancas

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I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.
Chaim Herzog

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I guess what everyone wants more than anything else is to be loved. And to know that you loved me for my singing is too much for me. Forgive me if I don't have all the words. Maybe I can sing it and you'll understand.
Ella Fitzgerald

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In the blink of an eye everything can change. So forgive often and love with all your heart. You may not have that chance again.
Zig Ziglar

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

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Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense.
Charles R. Swindoll

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I learned some invaluable lessons in Nashville that apply to both farming and show business: Do not corner something you know is meaner than you; keep skunks of all kinds at a distance; if you forgive your enemies, it messes up their heads.
Willie Nelson

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The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken.
Frederick Lenz

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Forgive me if I don't shake hands.
Doc Holliday

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Heaven is filled with those who have this in common: they are forgiven and they forgive.
Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.
Confucius

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Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.
Camryn Manheim

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We've all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward.
Julia Roberts

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If you are suffering from a bad man's injustice, forgive him lest there be two bad men.
Saint Augustine

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We are not here to fix, change or belittle another person. We are here to support, forgive and heal one another.
Marianne Williamson

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That person who is the hardest to forgive is the one who can teach you the greatest lessons. When you love yourself enough to rise above the old situation, then understanding and forgiveness will be easy. And you'll be free.
Louise Hay

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Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.
Paulo Coelho

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It's all about God. May He forgive us for every time we start to think it's actually all about us.
Alistair Begg

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If you can forgive the person you were, accept the person you are, and believe in the person you will become, you are headed for joy. So celebrate your life.
Barbara Johnson

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The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.
Ali ibn Abi Talib

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You have to have the capacity and the ability to take what people did, and how they did it, and forgive them and move on.
John Lewis

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Forgive those who have hurt you.
Les Brown