Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.
To be social is to be forgiving.
One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed.
Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative.
The spirit must be freed from tethers so strong and feelings never put to rest, so that the lift of life may give buoyancy to the soul. In many families, there are hurt feelings and a reluctance to forgive. It doesn’t really matter what the issue was. It cannot and should not be left to injure. Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals. George Herbert, an early 17th-century poet, wrote these lines: ‘He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need of forgiveness.’
Forgiving is an affair strictly between a victim and a victimizer. Everyone else should step aside...The worst wounds I ever felt were the ones people gave to my children. Wrong my kids, you wrong me. And my hurt qualifies me to forgive you. But only for the pain you caused me when you wounded them. My children alone are qualified to forgive you for what you did to them.
I rest in the light of forgiveness. I forgive myself and others for that which is done (and better left undone) and also that which is not done (and better if done). I give myself permission to enjoy this moment without guilt. I freely release all uncertainty, regret, and fear.
Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write. Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap.
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.
Nixon's grand mistake was his failure to understand that Americans are forgiving, and if he had admitted error early and apologized to the country, he would have escaped.
An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.
Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past.
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.
In marriage, everyday you love,and everyday you forgive.It is an ongoing sacrament, love and forgiveness
The more a man knows, the more he forgives.
Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.
None of us wants to admit that we hate someone... When we deny our hate we detour around the crisis of forgiveness. We suppress our spite, make adjustments, and make believe we are too good to be hateful. But the truth is that we do not dare to risk admitting the hate we feel because we do not dare to risk forgiving the person we hate.
We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.
Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies.
Hope you'll forgive me, never meant wrong. Tried to be patient, but waited too long. But I would've came back.. But I would've came back for you.
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
The things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it's not because they forget; it's because they forgive.
We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice.
Experience is how life catches up with us and teaches us to love and forgive each other.
You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything...We don't have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive them for doing it. Forgiving heals us personally. To tolerate everything only hurts us all in the long run.
Follow AzQuotes on Facebook, Twitter and Google+. Every day we present the best quotes! Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends
or simply: