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On the whole, my impression is that mercy bears richer fruits than any other attribute.

Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.

Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness.

Our key to transforming anything lies in our ability to reframe it.

Our past is a story existing only in our minds. Look, analyze, understand, and forgive. Then, as quickly as possible, chuck it.

Out here, it's better safe than sorry, because generally speaking, too much of the time sorry means you're dead.

Pardon me, O perfections of my God, for having preferred imperfect and evil inclinations to Thee! Pardon me, O justice of my God, for having outraged Thee by my sins. Pardon me, O holiness of my God, for having so long stained Thy sight's purity by my sins. Pardon me, O mercy of my God, for having despised so long Thy mercy's voice. In deep sorrow and contrition, I cast myself at Thy feet: Have mercy on me.

People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?

People are pretty forgiving when it comes to other people's families. The only family that ever horrifies you is your own.

Punishment is not for revenge, but to lessen crime and reform the criminal.

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

Pray you now, forget and forgive.

Put anger aside. It is not a solution. Patience and love is a solution. With compassion and action, together we can end slavery.

Repentance may be old-fashioned, but it is not outdated so long as there is sin.

Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative.

Recognizing a problem doesn't always bring a solution, but until we recognize that problem, there can be no solution.

Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.

Real freedom is creative, proactive, and will take me into new territories. I am not free if my freedom is predicated on reacting to my past.

Remembrance of Jesus' passion will heal your soul of resentment, by making it ashamed of itself when it remembers the patience of the Lord. Some people have wearied themselves and suffered for a long time in order to extract forgiveness. By far the best course, however, is to forget the offences, since the Lord says: "Forgive at once and you will be forgiven in generous measure." (cf. Luke 6:37-38)

Respect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them honestly, enjoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it. No destructive lies. No ridiculous fears. No debilitating anger.

Revenge may not be a particularly high consciousness-oriented activity.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

Romance is one of the sacred temples that dot the landscape of life.

Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. 'Know thyself' is not a narcissistic pursuit.

Sometimes I see myself fine, sometimes I need a witness. And I like the whole truth, but there are nights I only need forgiveness.

Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong

So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.

Sometimes I wonder will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize God left this place a long time ago.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

So with this Earthly Paradise it is, If ye will read aright, and pardon me, Who strive to build a shadowy isle of bliss Midmost the beating of the steely sea.

Spoken forgiveness, no matter how heartfelt, works best when we do not demand the response we want. I mean that when we tell people we forgive them, we must leave them free to respond to our good news however they are inclined. If the response is not what we hoped for, we can go home and enjoy our own healing in private.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

Take it slowly. The deepest resentments are wrapped up in a lot of hurt and pain. We think we're protecting ourselves by not forgiving. Acknowledge that and go easy on yourself. Forgiveness means that you've decided not to let it keep festering inside even if it only comes up once in awhile. Forgiveness is a powerful yet challenging tool that will support and honor you, even in the most extreme circumstances.

That you were once unkind befriends me now, And for that sorrow, which I then did feel, Needs must I under my transgression bow, Unless my nerves were brass or hammered steel.

Temper justice with mercy.

Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough.

That your enemies have been created is God's doing; that they hate you and wish to ruin you is their own doing. What should you say about them in your mind? "Lord be merciful to them, forgive them their sins, put the fear of God in them, change them!" You are loving in them not what they are, but what you would have them to become.

The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that's why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they've really done is they've shifted their relationship with time.

The best of what we do and are, Just God, forgive!

The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross.

The burden of regret can weigh us down heavily on our spiritual journey. The best way to release regret is to forgive ourselves.

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'

The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the long haul, cover-up over confession, escapism over confrontation, conform over sacrifice, feeling over commitment, legality over justice, the body over the spirit, anger over forgiveness, man over God.

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.

The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

The folly which we might have ourselves committed is the one which we are least ready to pardon in another.

The grace of forgiveness, because God Himself has paid the price, is a Christian distinctive and stands splendidly against our hate-filled, unforgiving world. God's forgiveness gives us a fresh start.