Forgiveness Quotes

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Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad a

Right actions in the future are the best apologies for bad actions in the past.

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Classic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most

Classic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. ROLLING IN THE MUCK IS NOT THE BEST WAY OF GETTING CLEAN.

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The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The pro

The condition of being forgiven is self-abandonment. The proud man prefers self-reproach, however painful --because the reproached self isn't abandoned; it remains intact.

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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuk

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive

Sydney J. Harris

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Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of abso

Forgive! How many will say, forgive, and find a sort of absolution in the sound to hate a little longer!

Alfred Lord Tennyson

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He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.

He who repents of having sinned is almost innocent.

Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined a

Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at.

Laurence Sterne

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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ig

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

Adlai Stevenson, "Time", retort

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Learn to forgive others so that you can release yourself fro

Learn to forgive others so that you can release yourself from being held captive by the very negative thoughts around you.

Stephen Richards

Stephen Richards Forgiveness Author Stephen Richards Forgive Negative Thoughts

Repentance is accepted remorse.

Repentance is accepted remorse.

Madame Swetchine

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If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury;

If the other person injures you, you may forget the injury; but if you injure him you will always remember.

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He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall re

He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the unjust doers.

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Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.

Decimus Magnus Ausonius

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To err is human; to forgive, divine.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Cri

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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to ad

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

Courage Forgiveness

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

John F. Kennedy

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Repentance won't cure mischief.

Repentance won't cure mischief.

Scottish Proverb

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To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reaso

To be able to bear provocation is an argument of great reason, and to forgive it of a great mind.

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Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. H

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

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love Forgiveness

The life most pleasing to God, is that which is spent in mos

The life most pleasing to God, is that which is spent in most usefulness to our fellow-creatures. A man cannot love his God, and hate his brother: he cannot expect mercy, who shows none.Alexander Campbell, Editor

S. M. M'Corkle, The Sign of the

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