forgiveness Quotes

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature.

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.

We are asking the nations of Europe between whom rivers of blood have flowed to forget the feuds of a thousand years.

Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

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. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.