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Without forgiveness, there is no future.
- Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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A wise man will make haste to forgive,
because he knows the true value of time,
and will not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
- Samuel Johnson
When you are offended at any man's fault,
turn to yourself and study your own failings.
Then you will forget your anger.
- Epictetus
I wrap the potential for bitterness,
resentment, martyrdom in the blanket of forgiveness
and just set it down.
Then it just melts in the warmth. And goes away.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
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The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.
- Publilius Syrus
To err is human, to forgive divine.
- Alexander Pope
Where there is no accusation of "fault,"
there can be no anger.
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It is an act of great Courage to forsake all Blame.
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You create stress in your life by getting angry,
and you can instantly remove
that stress by granting forgiveness.
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It is often easier to ask for forgiveness
than to ask for permission.
- Grace Hopper
When we hate our enemies, we are
giving them power over us:
power over our sleep, our appetites,
our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
Our enemies would dance with joy if only
they knew how they were worrying us,
lacerating us, and getting even with us!
Our hate is not hurting them at all,
but our hate is turning our own days
and nights into a hellish turmoil.
- Dale Carnegie
Honor, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Choice,
Vision, Action, Celebration, Unity -
The Values of an Inspired Life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Live life with no regrets and no resentments.
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others. Choose love.
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These are the keys to a great life...
taking oneself lightly, forgiveness, and acceptance.
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Laugh when you can,
apologize when you should,
and let go of what you can't change.
Life's too short to be anything... but happy.
- Anonymous
Forgiveness is an act of self-love and respect.
- don Miguel Ruiz
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.
- Marianne Williamson
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.
- Publilius Syrus
Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business
that allows us to experience the present,
free of contamination from the past.
- Joan Borysenko
Give yourself the gift of forgiving
everyone you are angry with -
for every action you resent.
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Forgiveness is the cleansing fire
that burns away old regrets and resentments.
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Where there is injury let me sow pardon.
- St. Francis of Assisi
Forgiveness is really a gift to yourself -
have the compassion to forgive others,
and the courage to forgive yourself.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
For man with no forgiveness in heart,
life worse punishment than death.
- Miyagi: character in the movie Karate Kid 2
Forgiveness does not change the past,
but it does enlarge the future.
- Paul Boese
The path to happiness is forgiveness of everyone
and gratitude for everything.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free
and realizing you were the prisoner!
- Max Lucado
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine.
But you have to forgive yourself.
Let go of what's bitter and move on.
- Bill Cosby
I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.
- Gerald Jampolsky
Forgiveness is the key to happiness.
- A Course In Miracles
I Release Myself From All Guilt.
I forgive myself for judging me guilty.
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I rest in the light of forgiveness.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Forgiveness is the only way to heal
- don Miguel Ruiz
Inner peace can be reached
only when we practice forgiveness ...
letting go of the past,
and correcting our misperceptions.
- Gerald Jampolsky
I forgive everyone for everything.
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Forgiveness of all people and all acts -
is a sure path to happiness.
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We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive.
He who is devoid of the power to forgive
is devoid of the power to love.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important
contribution to the healing of the world.
- Marianne Williamson
Never forget the three powerful resources
you always have available to you:
love, prayer, and forgiveness.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned.
- St. Francis of Assisi
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.
- Jewel
Know that unconditional forgiveness
holds immense power to relieve your suffering.
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Always forgive your enemies -
nothing annoys them so much.
- Oscar Wilde
Today, I say yes to forgiving.
I commit to being for-giving love
and for-giving compassion in all areas of my life.
- Sheri Rosenthal
The key to forgiveness is to forgive from the heart -
not from the mind.
- Sheri Rosenthal
There is magic in sincere forgiveness - magic to heal.
- Terry Goodkind
Doing an injury puts you below your enemy;
revenging one make you but even with him;
forgiving it sets you above him.
- Benjamin Franklin [attributed]
Forgive those who have injured you -
not because they deserve your forgiveness,
but because you can never be happy
until you release your anger and grant forgiveness.
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds
on the heel that has crushed it.
- Mark Twain
Forgive Your Brother from Your Heart.
- Matthew 18:21-22
Forgiving is not a gift to someone else.
Forgiving is your gift to yourself -
a great gift - the gift of happiness.
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I forgive for my own sake,
that I may transmute my resentments into Unconditional Love.
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We have to let go of all blame, all attacking, all judging,
to free our inner selves to attract what we say we want.
- Joe Vitale
You go against yourself when you
judge or blame yourself for anything
- don Miguel Ruiz
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; ...
Forgive them anyway.
- Kent Keith
(often attributed to Mother Teresa, who kept a copy
on the wall of her orphanage)
The importance of history is in it's
educational value for our lives today,
not in regret, resentment, or revenge.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
In forgiveness you grant, and more so
in the forgiveness you receive.
- Terry Goodkind
Find your way with the certain and gentle light of forgiveness.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Unconditional forgiveness is the path to your own inner peace.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
- Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi
Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Today I offer a prayer of forgiveness:
forgive the pettiness of my ingratitude...
the absence of profound thankfulness.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Life is an adventure in forgiveness.
- Norman Cousins
Believe in the goodness of life.
Believe in the power of time to heal and to renew.
Believe in the power of forgiveness and gratitude.
Believe in the gift of rainbows and butterflies.
Believe in the laughter of children.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Whatever happened in the past,
forgive yourself and others.
Choose love.
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Forgiving others is a gift to yourself,
given not because the other deserves pardon,
but because you deserve the serenity and joy
that comes from releasing resentment and anger,
and from embracing universal forgiveness.
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(Jesus on Love)
You have heard that it was said,
"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
But I tell you: Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.
- Matthew 5:43-44
I unconditionally forgive everyone for all hurt
that I have ever experienced in the presence of their actions.
I unconditionally forgive myself for everything that I have ever done,
said, or thought that has caused me harm or suffering.
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Love is stronger than justice.
- Sting
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
- John F. Kennedy
"I can forgive, but I cannot forget,"
is only another way of saying, I will not forgive.
Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note -
torn in two, and burned up,
so that it never can be shown against one.
- Henry Ward Beecher
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