forgiveness Quotes

We often forgive those who bore us, but we cannot forgive those whom we bore.

We easily forgive our friends those faults that do no affect us ourselves.

We often pardon those that annoy us, but we cannot pardon those we annoy.

We may sooner be brought to love them that hate us, than them that love us more than we would have them do.

Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I did once seriously think of embracing the Christian faith. The gentle figure of Christ, so full of forgiveness that he taught his followers not to retaliate when abused or struck, but to turn the other cheek - I thought it was a beautiful example of the perfect man.

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.