It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. William Blake English Poet More William Blake Quotes 9
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. Nicole Kidman Actress More Nicole Kidman Quotes 8
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy American President More John F. Kennedy Quotes 7
Every one says forgiveness is a lovely idea, until they have something to forgive. C.S. Lewis British Scholar More C.S. Lewis Quotes 6
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on. Bill Cosby American Comedian More Bill Cosby Quotes 3
I don't know if I continue, even today, always liking myself. But what I learned to do many years ago was to forgive myself. It is very important for every human being to forgive herself or himself because if you live, you will make mistakes- it is inevitable. But once you do and you see the mistake, then you forgive yourself and say, 'well, if I'd known better I'd have done better,' that's all. So you say to people who you think you may have injured, 'I'm sorry,' and then you say to yourself, 'I'm sorry.' If we all hold on to the mistake, we can't see our own glory in the mirror because we have the mistake between our faces and the mirror; we can't see what we're capable of being. You can ask forgiveness of others, but in the end the real forgiveness is in one's own self. I think that young men and women are so caught by the way they see themselves. Now mind you. When a larger society sees them as unattractive, as threats, as too black or too white or too poor or too fat or too thin or too sexual or too asexual, that's rough. But you can overcome that. The real difficulty is to overcome how you think about yourself. If we don't have that we never grow, we never learn, and sure as hell we should never teach. Maya Angelou American Poet More Maya Angelou Quotes 2
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. Catherine Ponder More Catherine Ponder Quotes 2
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain American Author More Mark Twain Quotes 2
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness. Billy Graham American Clergyman More Billy Graham Quotes 1
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. Josh Billings American Comedian More Josh Billings Quotes 1
On a level of simple personal survival, understanding and forgiveness are crucial... whether in an intimate personal relationship or on a global level. Edward Albert American Actor More Edward Albert Quotes 1
How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all. Clarissa Pinkola Estes American Poet More Clarissa Pinkola Estes Quotes 1
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. Bruce Lee American Actor More Bruce Lee Quotes 1
The kernel is the belief that God is love and, in Catholicism, God's love is present in the world. It is in the sacraments, in the Eucharist, in our families, in our friends, in our neighborhood, and forgiveness in the touch of a friendly hand, in a rediscovered love God is there. Andrew Greeley More Andrew Greeley Quotes 1
Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength. August Wilson American Writer More August Wilson Quotes 1
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. Publilius Syrus Roman Writer More Publilius Syrus Quotes 1
You don't have to accept the invitation to get angry. Instead, practice forgiveness, empathy and encouragement. Dan Fallon More Dan Fallon Quotes 1
True forgiveness is not an action after the fact, it is an attitude with which you enter each moment. David Ridge More David Ridge Quotes 1
It's time to get down to the heart of the matter. And I think it's about forgiveness?even if you don't love me any more. Don Henley American Singer More Don Henley Quotes 1
To effectively change children's peer relationships - especially undesirable relationships or reputations that have been entrenched for many years - it may not be sufficient to increase children's social competence without also altering their peer and family environments. Children must be taught forgiveness and empathy, and must learn to be accepting of individual differences. Gary Ladd More Gary Ladd Quotes 1
Forgiveness is not the misguided act of condoning irresponsible, hurtful behavior. Nor is it a superficial turning of the other cheek that leaves us feeling victimized and martyred. Rather it is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past. Joan Borysenko More Joan Borysenko Quotes 1
Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another. Jean Paul Richter German Novelist More Jean Paul Richter Quotes 1
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hate. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. William Arthur Ward American More William Arthur Ward Quotes 1