He who forgiveth, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God; for he loveth not the unjust doers.
Hatred is one long wait.
Never think you can separate who you are from what you're doing.
No child of God sins to that degree as to make himself incapable of forgiveness.
It's easier to ask forgiveness than to beg for permission.
I believe with all my heart that civilization has produced nothing finer than a man or woman who thinks and practices true tolerance.
To be kind, honest and have positive thoughts; to forgive those who harm us and treat everyone as a friend; to help those who are suffering and never to consider ourselves superior to anyone else: even if this advice seems rather simplistic, make the effort of seeing whether by following it you can find greater happiness.
Do not stop praying as long as, by God's grace, the fire and the water have not been exhausted, for it may happen that never again in your whole life will you have such a chance to ask for the forgiveness for your sins.
Forgiveness is just such a big deal.
God has left sin in the world in order that there may be forgiveness: not only the secret forgiveness by which He Himself cleanses our souls, but the manifest forgiveness by which we have mercy on one another and so give expression to the fact that He is living, by His mercy, in our own hearts.
There is only one path which leads to the house of forgiveness - that of understanding.
As I rejected amnesty, so I reject revenge. I ask all Americans who ever asked for goodness and mercy in their lives, who ever sought forgiveness for their trespasses, to join in rehabilitating all the casualties of the tragic conflict of the past.
If we want other people to give us something that only God can give, we become a demon. We say, "Love me!" and before you know it we become violent and demanding and manipulative. It's so important that we keep forgiving one another - not once in a while, but every moment of life.
Resentments are hardened chunks of anger. They loosen up and dissolve with forgiveness and letting go.
It's said in Hollywood that you should always forgive your enemies - because you never know when you'll have to work with them.
I give myself the kindness and forgiveness I would show others.
By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.
Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.
Forgiveness is the one unpardonable sin.