quotations about forgiveness
Forgiveness does not change the past but it does enlarge the future.
PAUL LEWIS BOESE
attributed, Quote: The Weekly Digest, February 19, 1967
God forgives; forgives not capriciously, but with wise, definite, Divine prearrangement; forgives universally, on the ground of an atonement, and on the condition of repentance and faith.
RICHARD SALTER STORRS
attributed, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers
Life, that ever needs forgiveness, has, for its first duty, to forgive.
EDWARD BULWER-LYTTON
Zanoni
Traditional protestant thought on forgiveness is like that of a ping pong ball wherein you confess, then God forgives, you confess, God forgives, you confess some more and God forgives some more.
JAMES H. WARDEN JR.
One Hundred Reasons Why Born Again Believers Cannot Lose Their Salvation
First we forgive ourselves, then we forgive others and life itself.
ELIZABETH LESSER
The Seeker's Guide: Making Your Life a Spiritual Adventure
For 'tis sweet to stammer one letter
Of the Eternal's language; -- on earth it is called Forgiveness!
HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
The Children of the Lord's Supper
Forgive others often, yourself never.
SYRUS
Maxims
It is a severe rebuke upon us, that God makes us so many allowances, and we make so few to our neighbour.
WILLIAM PENN
Some Fruits of Solitude
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
MAHATMA GANDHI
Young India, Mar. 23, 1931