Forgiveness Quotes

"Hold to forgiveness, command what is right, and turn away from the ignorant."

- Quran

"And whoever is patient and forgives – indeed, that is of the matters [worthy] of resolve."

- Quran

"A kind word and forgiveness is better than charity followed by hurt."

- Quran

"“Show forgiveness, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.”"

- Quran 7:199

"“Those who forgive and overlook are rewarded by Allah.”"

- Quran 42:40

"Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears."

- Marcus Aurelius

"Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble."

- Benjamin Franklin

"Use this time of year for forgiveness and walk into the new year with a clear head and strong heart"

- Dr. Jasmine Jagger

"Letting ourselves be forgiven is one of the most difficult healings we will undertake. And one of the most fruitful."

- Stephen Levine

"Forgiveness is not something you do for someone else; it's something you do for yourself. To forgive is not to condone, it is to refuse to continue feeling bad about an injury."

- Jim Beaver

"There's a hard law, mejuffrou, that when a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive."

- Alan Paton

"Here is the amazing thing about Easter; the Resurrection Sunday for Christians is this, that Christ in the dying moments on the cross gives us the greatest illustration of forgiveness possible."

- T. D. Jakes

"As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive."

- Rodney King

"Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That’s why it’s such a powerful weapon."

- Nelson Mandela

"Forgiveness doesn’t make the other person right; it makes you free."

- Stormie Omartian

"Look at children. Of course they may quarrel, but generally speaking they do not harbor ill feelings as much or as long as adults do. [...] If they feel angry with someone, they express it, and then it is finished. They can still play with that person the following day."

- Dalai Lama

"When you hate someone makes them important. When you forgive them, you make them obsolete."

- Karen Salmansohn

"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path, doesn’t mean they can’t be saved."

- Professor Charles Xavier

"Just because someone stumbles and loses their path doesn't mean they're lost forever."

- X-Men

"Bitterness is like a boomerang."

"You Don’t have to be sorry for what you did not say"

"The best way to get even is to forget."

"Nursing a grudge? It won't get better."

"Forgiving heals the wound. Forgetting heals the scar."

"To return good for good is human. To return good for evil is divine."

"G.I.F. – Thank God I’m Forgiven!"

"Confession is the key that opens the door to forgiveness."

"Misteaks happen. Forgive and move on."

"Hate destroys the vessel in which it is kept."

"God's forgiveness always comes with another chance."