3,711 Quotes About Forgiveness

Forgive yourself and forgive others around you.

Men are less forgiving than women.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

We bury love; Forgetfulness grows over it like grass: That is a thing to weep for, not the dead

There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries.

To be forgiven is such sweetness that honey is tasteless in comparison with it. But yet there is one thing sweeter still, and that is to forgive. As it is more blessed to give than to receive, so to forgive rises a stage higher in experience than to be forgiven.

We are to forgive so that we may enjoy God's goodness without feeling the weight of anger burning deep within our hearts. Forgiveness does not mean we recant the fact that what happened to us was wrong. Instead, we roll our burdens onto the Lord and allow Him to carry them for us.

When we stray from His presence, He longs for you to come back. He weeps that you are missing out on His love, protection and provision. He throws His arms open, runs toward you, gathers you up, and welcomes you home.

To understand somebody else as a human being, I think, is about as close to real forgiveness as one can get.