The following quotes are from the collection of Goodreads (www.goodreads.com)
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.”
― Mahatma Gandhi, All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
“To err is human, to forgive, divine.”
― Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism
“True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.”
― Oprah Winfrey
“Keep in mind, hurting people often hurt other people as a result of their own pain. If somebody is rude and inconsiderate, you can almost be certain that they have some unresolved issues inside. They have some major problems, anger, resentment, or some heartache they are trying to cope with or overcome. The last thing they need is for you to make matters worse by responding angrily.”
― Joel Osteen, Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
“People have to forgive. We don’t have to like them, we don’t have to be friends with them, we don’t have to send them hearts in text messages, but we have to forgive them, to overlook, to forget. Because if we don’t we are tying rocks to our feet, too much for our wings to carry!”
― C. JoyBell C.
“These are the few ways we can practice humility:
To speak as little as possible of one’s self.
To mind one’s own business.
Not to want to manage other people’s affairs.
To avoid curiosity.
To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully.
To pass over the mistakes of others.
To accept insults and injuries.
To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked.
To be kind and gentle even under provocation.
Never to stand on one’s dignity.
To choose always the hardest.”
― Mother Teresa, The Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living
“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela
The following quotes are from the collection of Tiny Buddha (www.tinybuddha.com)
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.”– Marianne Williamson
“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”– Steve Maraboli
“Life becomes easier when you learn to accept an apology you never got.”– Robert Brault
“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you are.”– Cherie Carter-Scott
“When you forgive, you in no way change the past, but you sure do change the future”– Bernard Meltzer
“When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.”– Catherine Ponder
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