Forgiveness Quotes

If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

You've just got to have a sense of respect for the person you have children with. Anger doesn't help anybody. Ultimately you have to say forgiveness is important, and honoring what you had together is important. But it's easy to say and harder to do.

I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

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

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade; and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.

My desire is to stand up and brush myself off when I make mistakes and ask for forgiveness.

Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.

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

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.

On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level.

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility; and I do.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.

As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.