Forgiving Quotes

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.

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

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.

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.

Forgiving someone isn't just about doing good to another. It's also about healing a scar in your own heart.

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.

Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick.

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.

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

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.

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

I am a sinner....who's probably gonna sin again...Lord forgive me!

I will forgive if the players cannot get it right, but not if they do not try hard.

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.

The Lord is more anxious to forgive our sins than a woman is to carry her baby out of a burning building.

I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.

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.

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

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?

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Forgive them even if they are not sorry

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Forgive me if I don't shake hands.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.

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.

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.

Forgive those who have hurt you.