Forgiving Quotes - Page 36

May I tell you why it seems to me a good thing for us to remember wrong that has been done us? That we may forgive it.

The sun should not set upon our anger, neither should he rise upon our confidence. We should forgive freely, but forget rarely. I will not be revenged, and this I owe to my enemy; but I will remember, and this I owe to myself.

...forgiving is not the same as forgetting.

I have this theory: If you forgive someone, they can't hurt you anymore.

Ask God for forgiveness. Seek forgiveness from those you have wronged. Forgive those who have wronged you. Forgive yourself.

It is vain for you to expect, it is impudent for you to ask of God forgiveness on your own behalf, if you refuse to exercise this forgiving temper with respect to others.

He was a lovely man in many ways. But he kept on insisting on forgiving me when there was nothing to forgive.

It is difficult to live with the pure. They do not condemn you; they forgive you. This forgiveness is more terrible than a judgment.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of absolution in the sound to hate a little longer!

I must forgive without noise or fuss.

People who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft.

Please. Forgive me. One more chance, Blaire. I want this. I want you.

But even if you should betray me, I will forgive you.

People are not really that forgiving when they pay for tickets to come see you and you don't show up.

Men will forgive a man anything except bad prose.

My fans are very forgiving. So are my wives and my kids.

This we prescribe, though no physician; Deep malice makes too deep incision; Forget, forgive; conclude and be agreed; Our doctors say this is no month to bleed.

The pow'r that I have on you is to spare you; The malice towards you to forgive you.

Let us be very gentle with our neighbors' failings, and forgive our friends their debts as we hope ourselves to be forgiven.

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive everything but the plain, downright, simple, honest truth.

The kindest and the happiest pair Will find occasion to forbear; And something, every day they live, To pity, and perhaps forgive.

Men are apt to offend ('tis true) where they find most goodness to forgive.

Forgive what you do not approve & love me for this energetic exertion of my talent

Don't blame me. The devil made me do it, and the Lord said you have to forgive.