Forgive And Move On Quotes

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

Relationship, Forgiveness, Emotional

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Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself.

Harriet Nelson

Forgiveness, Letting Go, Offended You

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To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.

Robert Muller

Love, Happiness, Beautiful

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As long as you don't forgive, who and whatever it is will occupy a rent-free space in your mind.

Isabelle Holland

Forgiveness, Space, Long

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

William Arthur Ward

Inspirational, Uplifting, Forgiveness

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Mark Twain

Inspirational, Life, Broken Heart

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Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Oscar Wilde

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Oscar Wilde (1947). “The Happy Prince”, p.16, New Line Publishing

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

Thomas Szasz

Life, Forgiveness, Letting Go

The Second Sin (1973) "Personal Conduct"

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

Lewis B. Smedes

Inspirational, Happiness, Inspiring

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He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

George Herbert

Relationship, Forgiveness, Faith

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

Oprah Winfrey

Thank You, Forgiveness, Thankful

"Is It Too Late Now To Say Sorry? The Power of Forgiveness" by Margaret Hession, www.huffingtonpost.com. June 4, 2017.

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Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.

Hermann Hesse

Love, Life, Strength

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

Mahatma Gandhi

Inspirational, Life, Strength

Mahatma Gandhi (2005). “All Men Are Brothers”, p.166, A&C Black

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Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.

Mason Cooley

Forgiveness, What Is Forgiveness

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

William Blake

Friendship, Forgiveness, Depressing

William Blake (2008). “The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blake”, p.251, Univ of California Press

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The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

Marianne Williamson

Inspirational, Motivational, Forgiveness

Marianne Williamson (1992). “A return to love: reflections on the principles of "A course in miracles"”

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

Cherie Carter-Scott

Motivational, Forgiveness, Anger

Cherie Carter-Scott (2010). “If Love Is A Game, These Are The Rules”, p.94, Random House

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Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Hannah Arendt

Forgiveness, Life Changing, Being Hurt

"Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory.

Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiveness, Memories, Healing

"Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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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.

Lewis B. Smedes

Broken Heart, Forgiveness, Heartbroken

"Healing by Degrees" by Jean-Paul Bedard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 1, 2014.

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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

Inspirational, Moving On, Forgiveness

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

Les Brown

Inspirational, Moving On, Forgiveness

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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Nelson Mandela

Forgiveness, Letting Go, Spiritual

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Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

Marlene Dietrich

Marriage, Forgiveness, Women

Marlene Dietrich's ABC (1962)

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Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

Gerald Jampolsky

Moving On, Forgiveness, Letting Go

Gerald Jampolsky (2009). “Good-Bye to Guilt: Releasing Fear Through Forgiveness”, p.102, Bantam

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