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The sun should not set upon our anger, neither should he rise upon our confidence. We should forgive freely, but forget rarely. I will not be revenged, and this I owe to my enemy; but I will remember, and this I owe to myself.

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.

The truly great man is as apt to forgive as his power is able to revenge.

The ultimate form of love for God and men is forgiveness.

the unforgivable was usually the most easily forgiven.

The unforgivable sin is the refusal to pardon.

The universe is wired with the electricity of God, & each of us is a lamp. It doesn't matter the size or shape of the lamp; it only matters that the lamp is plugged in. With every prayer, every thought of forgiveness, every meditation, every act of love, we plug in. The more of us who plug in, to more the darkness of the world will be cast from our midst. Today, let's all increase love's wattage!

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

The weak can never forgive.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. For the least sin, it wouldn't take us longTo get so we had no one left to live with.For to be social is to be forgiving.

The whole human race loses by every act of personal vengeance.

The wise man will not pardon any crime that ought to be punished, but he will accomplish, in a nobler way, all that is sought in pardoning. He will spare some and watch over some, because of their youth, and others on account of their ignorance. His clemency will not fall short of justice, but will fulfill it perfectly.

They who have been exercised in the service of God for a long time, may in their prayers imagine all sorts of insults offered to them, such as blows, wounds, and the like, and so in order to imitate Christ by their charity, may accustom their hearts beforehand to forgive real injuries when they come.

The world is full of judgment-days, and into every assembly that a man enters, in every action he attempts, he is gauged and stamped.

They who forgive most shall be most forgiven.

Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.

Through strife the slumbering soul awakes, We learn on error's troubled route The truths we could not prize without The sorrow of our sad mistakes.

This is certain, that a man that studieth revenge keeps his wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well.

Those who say they will forgive but can't forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use.

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

To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.

To forgive all is as inhuman as to forgive none

To be social is to be forgiving.

Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. I give my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.

To err is human; to forgive people and yourself for poor behavior is to be sensible and realistic.

To forgive a fault in another is more sublime than to be faultless one's self.

To forgive somebody is to say one way or another, "You have done something unspeakable, and by all rights I should call it quits between us. Both my pride and my principles demand no less. However, although I make no guarantees that I will be able to forget what you've done, and though we may both carry the scars for life, I refuse to let it stand between us. I still want you for my friend.

To be forgiven is not enough; we must put an end to the very need to be forgiven.

To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn't be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

To err is human, to forgive supine.

To hate another is to hate yourself. We all live within the one Universal Mind. What we think about another, we think about ourselves. If you have an enemy, forgive him now. Let all bitterness and resentment dissolve. You owe your fellow man love; show him love, not hate. Show charity and goodwill toward others and it will return to enhance your own life in many wonderful ways.

To love someone properly probably means that you won’t be very popular. Pure love, loving the way it was intended, is unfortunately a foreign concept to many. Love is messy. Love will involve hardship, demand patience, require forgiveness, test maturity, strain friendship, challenge priorities, refine character, ignite the heart and unleash the soul. Love is not something you sing about, it’s the reason you sing. Love is not something you write about, it’s the reason you write. Love is not something you live to find, it’s the reason that you are alive.

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

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

Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely

To suffer woes which Hope thinks infinite; To forgive wrongs darker than death or night; To defy Power, which seems Omnipotent; To love, and bear; to hope, till Hope creates From its own wreck the thing it contemplates; Neither to change, nor falter, nor repent; This, like thy glory, Titan, is to be Good, great and joyous, beautiful and free; This is alone Life, Joy, Empire, and Victory.

To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.

To sin offers repentance and forgiveness; not to sin offers only punishment.

To truly forgive is to allow the other person to forget.

To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.

Too often, our minds are so burdened because of the mistakes we have made that we do not take the time to forgive ourselves and others and start over again.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

True forgiveness is a self-healing process which starts with you and gradually extends to everyone else.

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.

True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.

Turn the other cheek too often and you get a razor through it.

Use each interaction to be the best, most powerful version of yourself.

Unforgiveness is the poison you drink every day hoping that the other person will die.

We cannot with all our heart forgive someone who does us wrong unless we possess real knowledge. For this knowledge shows us that we deserve all we experience.