Forgiveness is an act of letting go. To forgive is to begin to detach yourself from what you cannot change.
I don't forgive people because I'm weak, I forgive them because I am strong enough to know people make mistakes. @ -Marilyn Monroe
The simple truth is, we all make mistakes, and we all need forgiveness. @ -Desmond Tutu
One of the most courageous decisions you'll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.
I never knew how strong I was until I had to forgive someone who wasn't sorry and accept an apology I never received.
Hating is easy and wrong. Forgiving is hard but right. Have the courage to choose wisely.
Your past is a lesson... Not a life sentence. Forgive yourself and focus on the future. @ -Mel Robbins
Forgiveness is not something we do for other people. It's something we do for ourselves to move on.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. @ -Bruce Lee
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours. @ -Wayne Dyer
Every time you get upset at something, ask yourself if you were to die tomorrow, was it worth wasting your time being angry?
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. @ -G.K. Chesterton
Should we forgive them who hurts us the most? Yes, we should. But we should not give them the chance to hurt us again.
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace. @ -Mel Robbins
Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward. @ -C. S. Lewis
The sign of true forgiveness is when you stop wishing it had been any other way.
Life is short, break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile. @ -Mark Twain
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. @ -Cherie Carter-Scott
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; yet you are the one who gets burned. @ -Buddha
Forgive them even if they are not sorry. @ -Julian Casablancas
Forgive yourself. Whatever you're holding onto or carrying around from the past - let it go. @ -Mel Robbins
Remember, when you forgive, you heal. And when you let go, you grow.
If we really want to love, we must learn how to forgive. @ -Mother Teresa
Forgiveness is making a conscious decision to live in the present, even if the past still hurts.
Let it hurt. Let it heal. Let it go.
Don't try to understand everything, because sometimes it isn't meant to be understood, but to be accepted.
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. @ -Paul Boese
There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. @ -Bryant H. McGill
Forgive yourself for all of the times where you chose yourself last.
A person who practices compassion and forgiveness has great inner strength, whereas aggression is usually a sign of weakness. @ -Dalai Lama
I am not what happened to me. I am what I choose to become.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. @ -Mahatma Gandhi
Let no man pull you low enough to hate him. @ -Martin Luther King Jr.
When one forgives, two souls are set free.
You teach people how to treat you by what you let them get away with. @ -James Clear
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. @ -Thomas Szasz
Let the brain go to work, let it meet the heart and you will be able to forgive. @ -Maya Angelou
Forgiving people isn't always about giving them another chance. It's for closure so you can move on.
I don't think there's anything braver than forgiveness. @ -Brené Brown
Your ego is the only one that's too proud to forgive. Your soul is ready. @ -Maxime Lagacé
The only thing evil can't stand is forgiveness. @ -Fred Rogers
Your past is over; it cannot touch you. Forgive all involved, including yourself. @ -Marianne Williamson
Forgive and forget.
Part of being happy is forgiving yourself.
True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience." @ -Oprah Winfrey
Forgiving yourself for past mistakes is essential for growing into your potential.
Be careful with your words when you are angry, they can be only forgiven, not forgotten.
Forgiveness is giving up all hope of having had a better past. @ -Anne Lamott
You do not have the right to be forgiven, but you always have the right to forgive.
If forgiveness is medicine for the soul, then gratitude is vitamins. @ -Steve Maraboli
Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself. @ -William Shakespeare
Take forgiveness slowly. Don't blame yourself for being slow. Peace will come. @ -Yoko Ono
Make peace with yourself, because that's the first thing you need to live a happy life.
If you cannot forgive yourself, you cannot forgive others. @ -D. Muthukrishnan
There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself. @ -Eckhart Tolle
To err is human; to forgive divine.
Love the sinner and hate the sin. @ -Augustine of Hippo
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. @ -Buddha
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. @ -H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Forgive and forget. Not revenge and regret.
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. @ -Louis B. Smedes
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive. @ -John Green
Be thankful for your life, and forgive everybody, including yourself. @ -Yoko Ono
The life purpose for each of us is to overcome negativity by choosing love. @ -Rhonda Byrne
You lose a piece of yourself every time you forgive them for hurting you. @ -Jasmine Upwork
A life lived without forgiveness is a prison. @ -William Arthur Ward
There is great freedom in not needing to await the forgiveness of another. @ -Kapil Gupta
Forgiveness is essential for every kind of relationship we have. @ -Barbara J Hunt
Repentance is another name for aspiration. @ -Henry Ward Beecher
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. @ -Confucius
One sincere apology is worth a thousand fake compliments.
Life is an adventure in forgiveness. @ -Norman Cousins
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. @ -William Blake
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. @ -Mark Twain
Tell them you still love them, and they will get the message. @ -Yoko Ono
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. @ -Indira Gandhi
Let them be right, if that's what they need.
Forgiving someone and trying again hoping for better is fine, forgiving them so you can suffer the same fate over and over is not.
While revenge weakens society, forgiveness gives it strength. @ -14th Dalai Lama
He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. @ -George Herbert
The more you know yourself, the more you will forgive others. @ -The Stoic Emperor
I forgive everyone in my past for all perceived wrongs. I release them with love. @ -Louise Hay
Forgotten is forgiven. @ -F. Scott Fitzgerald
To understand all is to forgive all. @ -French Proverb
The highest result of education is tolerance. @ -Helen Keller
Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much. @ -Oscar Wilde
Forgiveness is choosing to love. It is the first skill of self-giving love. @ -Mahatma Gandhi
If you want to see the brave, look to those who can return love for hatred. If you want to see the heroic, look to those who can forgive. @ -Bhagavad Gita
God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't. @ -Alfred Korzybski
There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. @ -Conrad Hall
How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. @ -Publilius Syrus
Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons. @ -Jessica Lange
Every one of us has the capacity to love, to forgive, to understand, and to be compassionate. @ -Thich Nhat Hanh
Love truth, but pardon error. @ -Voltaire
Forgive and it relieves you. @ -Maya Angelou
The cruel always believe the kind are weak. But human decency and goodness can also move human affairs. @ -David Frum
Empathy is the most radical of human emotions. @ -Gloria Steinem
The insight of forgiveness gives us grace to make our own mistakes.
The man who forgives is far stronger than the man who fights. @ -Nathan Craoll
It's impossible to forget. But it's vital to forgive. @ -Maxime Lagacé
Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude. @ -Martin Luther King Jr.
Can you hate someone for what they have done, but still love them for whom they had been? @ -Jodi Picoult
Imperfection is a form of freedom. @ -Anh Ngo
An apology is the super glue of life. It can repair just about anything. @ -Lynn Johnston
Forgive. It doesn't erase their crime but why should you do the time. Let go of resentment. @ -Dodinsky
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. @ -William Arthur Ward
Forgetting is the only revenge and the only forgiveness. @ -Jorge Luis Borges
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever. @ -Lord Chesterfield
Without forgiveness, there's no future. @ -Desmond Tutu
Forgiveness is the oil of all relationships.
It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive. @ -Emily Brontë
Forgiveness means letting go of the past. @ -Gerald Jampolsky
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. @ -Hannah Arendt
Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life. @ -Mahatma Gandhi
We forgive those we love for many things, but we often forget to forgive ourselves.
Forgiveness is man's deepest need and highest achievement. @ -Horace Bushnell
You have to forgive to forget, and forget, to feel again.
Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, forgive quickly. @ -Paulo Coelho
It is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned. @ -Francis of Assisi
Do not waste your life taking revenge on the shadows of those you cannot forget or forgive. Accept. Endure. @ -The Stoic Emperor
The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us. @ -Voltaire
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges. @ -Joseph Fort Newton
Forgiveness is just another name for freedom. @ -Byron Katie
Forget, forgive; conclude, and be agreed. @ -William Shakespeare
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. @ -John F. Kennedy
