The more one forgives himself – by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love – the more human he is and the more he actualizes himself.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

We promised to be kind to each other, to be patient, to forgive each other’s faults, to be steadfast and true, and to keep joy in our love.

Maybe it’s that I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others, or their offenses against me. My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.

There have been tons of politicians who were slow to accept equal rights when it meant changes in the established social order. Many eventually came around, admitted they were wrong, and were forgiven. But the ones who actively choose hate-mongering don’t ever get a pass.

DePaulo says that ‘singlism’ – a term she coined and for which we are prepared to forgive her – is not just aimed at unmarried women.

Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.

Writing is a form of resistance against oblivion

Accustom a people to believe that priests, or any other class of men can forgive sins and you will have sins in abundance

AN ELDER was asked by a certain soldier if God would forgive a sinner. And he said to him: Tell me, beloved, if your cloak is torn, will you throw it away? The soldier replied and said: No. I will mend it and put it back on. The elder said to him: If you take care of your cloak, will God not be merciful to His own image?

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

The more difficult it is to forgive someone the greater the opportunity for spiritual growth.

Yogi Bhajan shows us that a key to being the master of your own mind is to learn how to forgive yourself. So for today, just for one minute, practice forgiving yourself.

You must learn to forgive a man when he’s in love. He’s always a nuisance.

Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I’ll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense.

We must forgive our enemies.

I think just how my shape will rise When I shall be forgiven – Til then – I wait – as roams the man Whose eyes are stapled in far lands – Their long – long finish – scanned –

I can forgive the body breaking down. It’s a little tougher to forgive that mental lapse.

Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.

You never so touch the ocean of God’s love as when you forgive and love your enemies.

If he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven.

One hour’s sleep before midnight is worth three after.

Forgiveness is setting the prisoner free, only to find out that the prisoner was me.

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

Sin can be forgiven, but stupid is forever.

Capel said, Remember that you’re a woman. All too often I forgot that.

The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever

We can forgive [the Arabs] for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with [the Arabs] when they love their children more than they hate us.

If there are people you haven’t forgiven, you’re not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

Forgiving is not forgetting; it’s actually remembering–remembering and not using your right to hit back. It’s a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don’t want to repeat what happened.

Forgiving is a gift to the forgiver as well to the perpetrator.

In order to turn around and do something better, we must first escape the vicious circle of self-righteousness and denial. And that calls for the humility to say “I’m sorry. Please forgive me.”

Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives. Forgetting loses the lesson.

Don’t forget that you’re First Marines! Not all the Communists in hell can overrun you!

Life has taught me to forgive much, but to seek forgiveness still more.

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.

A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.

I’m not a spiteful man, never been. I always forgive. The final decision isn’t mine, but God’s. God knows what He does.

I do not know the American gentleman, God forgive me for putting two such words together.

We must make our homes centers of compassion and forgive endlessly.

If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.

I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

Truth is the light so you never give up the fight

Let’s forgive the past and who we were then. Let’s embrace the present and who we’re capable of becoming. Let’s surrender the future and watch miracles unfold.

The God excuse: the last refuge of a man with no answers and no argument.

I know I could never forgive myself if I elected to live without humane purpose, without trying to help the poor and unfortunate, without recognizing that perhaps the purest joy in life comes with trying to help others.

All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive

I look forward to hopefully learning to give some of the love and forgiveness that I’ve given away so frivolously and easily to men in the past to myself, hopefully, this year

Learn from your mistakes. Take responsibility and forgive yourself

The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, ‘O God, forgive me,’ or ‘Help me.

A woman can forgive a man for the harm he does her but she can never forgive him for the sacrifices he makes on her account.

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn’t be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

Here’s to the few who forgive what you do, and the fewer who don’t even care.

When you are ill make haste to forgive your enemies, for you may recover

Sometimes I wonder will God ever forgive us for what we’ve done to each other? Then I look around and I realize God left this place a long time ago.

Therefore, dark past, I’m about to do it. I’m about to forgive you for everything.