Forgive Forget Quotes

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

  Leo Tolstoy

  Forgiveness, Peace, Forgive And Forget

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• Surely it is much more generous to forgive and remember, than to forgive and forget.

  Maria Edgeworth

  Forgiveness, Forgive And Forget, Forgiving

  Maria Edgeworth (1832). “Castle Rackrent: And Irish Bulls”, p.303

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• Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood.

  Mark Twain

  Forgiveness, Forgive And Forget, Forgiving

  Mark Twain (2014). “Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist”, p.34, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget.

  Robert Jordan

  Forgiveness, Men, Forgive And Forget

  Robert Jordan (2002). “The Dragon Reborn: Book Three of 'The Wheel of Time'”, p.549, Macmillan

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• Encourage me, and I will not forget you.

  William Arthur Ward

  Relationship, Encouragement, Forgive And Forget

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• Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

  William P. Young

  Forgiveness, Letting Go, Forgive And Forget

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• Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.

  William Arthur Ward

  Love, Relationship, Leadership

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• Some forgive and forget, more forgive and remember, most forgive and remind.

  Robert Breault

  Forgiveness, Forgive And Forget, Forgiving

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

  Mother Teresa

  Forgiveness, Mother, Forgive And Forget

  "No Greater Love".

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

  George Herbert

  Relationship, Forgiveness, Faith

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• Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

  John F. Kennedy

  Funny, Forgiveness, Witty

  John F. Kennedy, Dominique Enright (2003). “The Wicked Wit of John F. Kennedy”, Michael O'Mara Books

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

  Bruce Lee

  Inspirational, Motivational, Forgiveness

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.179, Tuttle 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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• There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

  Bryant H. McGill

  Love, Inspirational, Forgiveness

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• Forgiveness is the final form of love.

  Reinhold Niebuhr

  Love, Forgiveness, Philosophical

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

  Bernard Meltzer

  Inspirational, Change, Forgiveness

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

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

  "Gems of Truth & Beauty".

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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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• 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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• It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.

  Maya Angelou

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Forgiveness

  Twitter post from Jul 21, 2016

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