Quotes about Forgiveness
The old law of an eye for an eye leaves everyone blind.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
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
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must combine the toughness of the serpent and the softness of the dove, a tough mind and a tender heart.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
Boundless compassion for all living beings is the surest and most certain guarantee of pure moral conduct, and needs no casuistry. Whoever is filled with it will assuredly injure no one, do harm to no one, encroach on no man's rights; he will rather have regard for every one, forgive every one, help every one as far as he can, and all his actions will bear the stamp of justice and loving-kindness.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
For boundless compassion for all living beings is the firmest and most certain guarantee of moral good conduct and requires no casuistry. Whoever is filled with it will certainly injure no one, infringe on no one, do no one harm, rather, forbear everyone, forgive everyone, help everyone as much as he can, and all his actions will carry the imprint of justice and loving kindness.
— Arthur Schopenhauer
He foresaw my every fall, my every sin, my every backsliding; yet, nevertheless, fixed His heart upon me.
— AW Pink
Our Lord has many weak children in His family, many dull pupils in His school, many raw soldiers in His army, many lame sheep in His flock. Yet He bears with them all, and casts none away.
— AW Pink
Thousands acknowledge they are sinners, who have never mourned over the fact.
— AW Pink
The crowd would have forgiven anything, except a man who could remain normal under the vibrations of its enormous collective sneer.
— Ayn Rand
The laws say that men may not write unless the Council of Vocations bid them so. May we be forgiven!
— Ayn Rand
The message of Christ isn't that you can't kill me. The message of Christ is you can kill me and that's not death.
— Stephen Colbert