Quotes about Forgiving

A victim is in a position of weakness and subject to the whims of others. Heroes are people who determine their own fate and their own future. A victim had nothing to give and no choice to make. A hero has the strength and ability to be generous and forgiving and the power and freedom that come from being able to make the choice of forgiveness.

it is that the name of God is the object of our fear, because by his name his nature is expressed: Holy and reverend is his name (Psa 111:9). And again, he proclaimed the name of the Lord, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth; keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity, and transgression, and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty (Exo 34:6,7).

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

And who understands? Not me, because if I did I would forgive it all.

Always forgive your enemies but never forget their names

Children are not unforgiving. You can punish them and they will hug you in a few minutes.

Men are more compassionate/(nobler)/magnanimous/generous than God; for men forgive their dead, but God does not.

On the other hand, she was disproportionately indulgent towards the failings of men, and was often heard to say that these were natural.

The sum and definition of religion is, be rich in works of mercy, be helpful to the bodies and souls of others. Scatter your golden seeds; let the lamp of your profession be filled with the oil of charity. Be merciful in giving and forgiving. 'Be ye merciful, as your heavenly Father is merciful'.

But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.

holding onto an offense will make you a bitter and unloving person, and you will inevitably damage all your relationships.

Even if he never does this, I am called to maintain an attitude of forgiveness toward the offender.