I Forgive You Quotes

If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is both saying that justice has been violated and not letting that violation count against the offender.

Women are raised to be the nurturers and steadiers of rocked boats, to hold relationships in place as if our lives depended on it. But it shores up your own dignity and integrity if you're able to say, "There are a million things I love about you, and I want our relationship to continue. I forgive you 95 percent, but not this 5 percent."

And what can I tell you, my brother, my killer, what can I possibly say? I guess that I miss you, I guess I forgive you, I'm glad you stood in my way

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

I love you and I forgive you. I am like you and you are like me. I love all people. I love the world. I love creating. Everything in our life should be based on love.

And if your friend does evil to you, say to him, ''I forgive you for what you did to me, but how can I forgive you for what you did to yourself?

Forgive those who have hurt you.

For all eternity, I forgive you and you forgive me.

Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace.

But still, here are the words Despereaux Tilling spoke to his father. He said, "I forgive you, Pa!" And he said those words because he sensed that it was the only way to save his heart, to stop it from breaking in two. Despereaux, reader, spoke those words to save himself.

It came down to the smallest things, really, that a person could do to say I’m sorry, to say it’s okay, to say I forgive you. The tiniest of declarations that built, one on top of the other, until there was something solid beneath your feet. And then… and then. Who knew?

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

Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Without being forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to one single deed from which we could never recover; we would remain the victims of its consequences forever.

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life.

If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others?

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

I forgive you, but only because you said 'please.'" Smartass, I thought. Then I groaned at the instant chorus of "Please!" mixed with cries for release from Vlad's prisoners. No wonder he got so sick of the word. "I'm only merciful to one person a day," he threw over his shoulder. "As the saying goes, today isn't your day and tomorrow doesn't look good, either.

My doctor told me that I really should lose some weight. "You're mildly obese," he said. And I thought, "Well, who couldn't afford to lose 20 or 30 pounds?" He said, "Well, a person in your category." I said, "What is that category, doctor?" He said, "Well, you're what I call upwardly middle aged." And I said, "I forgive you for everything."

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else.

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.

So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.

One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.

„I forgive you for stealing my shawl.“ She smiles as he laughs. And then she vanishes. A simple trick of distracting his attention long enough to slip out through the hall, despite the lingering temptation to stay.

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

A man bumps me on his busy way without so much as an apology. But that is all right. I forgive you, busy man about town with the sharp elbows. Hail and farewell to you! For I, Gemma Doyle, am to have a splendid Christmas in London town. All shall be well. God rest us merry gentlemen. And gentlewomen.

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget,” is only another way of saying, “I will not forgive.”

The weak can never forgive.

True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.

When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future.

Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.

A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.

Don't let the sun go down on me.

I am sorry," I whispered. "I am sorry for all of the ways that I failed you. I am sorry that I was not there to save you, or to die alongside you. I am sorry that I have kept you with me for so long, trapped in my heart, bound in sorrow and remorse. I forgive you too. I forgive you for leaving me, and I forgive you for returning. I forgive you your anger, and your grief. Let this be an end to it.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

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.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.