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Don't tell friends their social faults; they will cure the fault and never forgive you.

Do you prefer that you be right or happy?

Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? Forgive yourself and stop punishing yourself.

During mental prayer, it is well, at times, to imagine that many insults and injuries are being heaped upon us, that misfortunes have befallen us, and then strive to train our heart to bear and forgive these things patiently, in imitation of our Saviour. This is the way to acquire a strong spirit.

Each snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.

Einstein's E=mc2 is an extraordinary concept. So radical: matter and energy are two phases of the same sort of general stuff. There's only one other idea that radical: Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.

Enchanted partnership begins with the conscious understanding, on the part of two people, that the purpose of their relationship is not so much material as spiritual, and the internal skills demanded by it are prodigious.

Enlightenment is the key to everything, and it is the key to intimacy, because it is the goal of true authenticity.

Every twenty-four hours God has a fresh new supply of grace, of favor, of wisdom, of forgiveness.

Every act of disobedience committed due to passion, its forgiveness is hoped for. Every act of disobedience committed due to arrogance, its forgiveness is not hoped for because the root of Satan’s disobedience was arrogance, whereas the root of Adam’s lapse was passion.

Everyone says that forgiveness is a lovely idea until he has something to forgive.

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.

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

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is all-powerful. Forgiveness heals all ills.

Forgive, forget, learn the lesson and move forward!

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love.

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

Forgiveness is God's invention for coming to terms with a world in which people are unfair to each other and hurt each other deeply. He began by forgiving us. And He invites us all to forgive each other.

Forgive a wife-slammer if you can. But you don't have to live with him. Forgive a husband who is abusing your children if you can. But only after you kick him out of the house. And if you can't get him out, get help. It's available. In the meantime, don't let him near the kids, and don't let anyone tell you that if you forgive him it means you have to stay with him. [There's an important difference between forgiving a person and tolerating their bad behavior.]

Forgiveness does not mean that we suppress anger; forgiveness means that we have asked for a miracle: the ability to see through mistakes that someone has made to the truth that lies in all of our hearts. Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness. Attack thoughts towards others are attack thoughts towards ourselves. The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

Forgiveness involves pardon. Basically, that is like erasing their offenses toward us from a marking board. We immediately wash their offenses away like a wave washing away a message in the sand. Second, forgiveness involves caring for the offending person because most people who offend us have something in their own heart that needs healing. When we forgive others, they are released from our anger and we are healed by God.

Forgiveness is a sign that the person who has wronged you means more to you than the wrong they have delt.

Forgiveness is for yourself because it frees you. It lets you out of that prison you put yourself in.

Forgiveness is not simply the absolving of an enemy, or one who has done us wrong. Forgiveness must encompass all those things which disturb the tranquility of our soul: the barking dog that robs you of sleep, the heat of summer, the cold of winter. Forgive the ingrown toenail, the flea that bites; forgive the cranky child, wrinkles, a forgotten birthday.

Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. We are prone to make mistakes that cause confusion, inflict pain, and miscommunicate our intentions ... The only choice we have is to reconcile ourselves to our own flaws and the flaws of other people, or withdraw from the community.

Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.

Forgive that you may be forgiven.

FORGIVE The People That Hurt You. God Will Pay You Back With Double The Joy...Double The Victory.

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

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something it was never meant to be, it can make you a doormat or an insufferable manipulator. Forgiving seems almost unnatural. Our sense of fairness tells us people should pay for the wrong they do. But forgiving is love's power to break nature's rule.

Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering and letting go.

Forgiveness is primarily for our own sake, so that we no longer carry the burden of resentment. But to forgive does not mean we will allow injustice again.

Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.

Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it.

Forgive offences by the million. And if you love all unselfishly, all will by degrees come to love one another.

Forgive the person who has caused the most pain in your life and it will make you feel better.

Forgive yourself first. Let go of past hurts and direct your spirit to goodness and hope by having gratitude.

...Forgiving is not having to understand. Understanding may come later, in fragments, an insight here and a glimpse there, after forgiving.

Forgiving presupposes remembering. And it creates a forgetting not in the natural way we forget yesterday's weather, but in the way of the great "in spite of" that says: I forget although I remember. Without this kind of forgetting no human relationship can endure healthily. I don't refer to a solemn act of asking for and offering forgiveness. Such rituals as sometimes occur between parents and children, or friends, or man and wife, are often acts of moral arrogance on the one part and enforced humiliation on the other. But I speak of the lasting willingness to accept him who has hurt us.

For still in mutual sufferance lies The secret of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving.

Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act. It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship. Forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning.

Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.

Forgiveness is an inner correction that lightens the heart. It is for our peace of mind first. Being at peace, we will now have peace to give to others, and this is the most permanent and valuable gift we can possibly give.

Forgiveness is as wide as repentance.

Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature.