Top 30 Most Inspiring Quotes About Forgiveness
Human life is short. And within this short life, we meet different types of people. For sure not all of them are our friends always. Some of them give us the best memories ever and some of them just give the worst.They hate us, they hate what we do and what we are and they just give us pains and nothing else.
I guess it's normal because at least you're never going to be a people pleasure. Sometimes, their actions drive us so crazy that we can't control our anger anymore. We start being cruel like them, we take revenge and don't ever think that you're going to stop them in that way. They become more powerful, more dangerous, more arrogant and overall the insolence goes on.
So, what should you do?? Should you run away? No, you can't run away from anything but you can avoid them. You can simply avoid them by forgiveness. Now you may ask me that why you need to be stopped first? Well, you need to admit that you can never stop fire from burning by fires.
In this rough world where people find it so difficult to forgive, I want you to read these quotes to make you understand that it's really worth it.
So, if you're interested, then continue reading to the end.
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30 Inspirational lines that will inspire you to forgive ☺
1. "The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi
2. "Forgiving what we cannot forgive creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future." - Lewis Smedes
3. "There is nobility in compassion, a beauty in empathy, a grace in forgiveness" - John Cnolly.
4. "Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names" - John F. Kennedy
5. "Hate. It has caused a lot of problems in this world, but it has not solved one yet." - Maya Angelou
6. "It can be hard to forgive and let go but it’s important to remember that harboring the resentment and holding a grudge can hurt you even more. The word ‘forgive’ really means to give something up for yourself not for them." - Jack Canfield
7. "Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them" - Bruce Lee
8. "Forgive, forget. Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.” - Phillips Brooks
9. "Forgiveness is a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on." - Dr. Steve Maraboli
10. "Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offence up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.” –Gary Chapman
11. "When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves." - Joel Osteen
12. "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
13. "Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much" - Oscar Wilde
14. "To forgive is to set a prisoner free, only to discover that the prisoner was you." - Lewis B. Smedes
15. "It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody." - Maya Angeleou.
16. "All major religious traditions carry basically the same message: that is love, compassion and forgiveness. The important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." - Dalai Lama.
17. "Forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It’s something you do for yourself. It’s saying, ‘You’re not important enough to have a stranglehold on me.’ It’s saying, ‘You don’t get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future." - Jodi Picoult.
18. "Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were." - Cherie Carter-Scott
19. "Forgiveness is healing… especially forgiving yourself." - Alyson Noel.
20. "Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future." - Paul Lewis Boese
21. "Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again." - Saint Augustine
22. "Be the one who nurtures and builds. Be the one who has an understanding and a forgiving heart one who looks for the best in people. Leave people better than you found them." - Marvin J. Ashton
23. "I believe forgiveness is the best form of love in any relationship. It takes a strong person to say they’re sorry and an even stronger person to forgive." - Yolanda Hadid
24. "Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation." - Roberto Assagioli
25. "We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice." - Louise Hay
26. "When we don’t forgive, we’re not hurting the other person. We’re not hurting the company that did us wrong. We’re not hurting God. We’re only hurting ourselves" - Joel Osteen
27. "Forgiveness is for you—not the other person. It’s something you do inside yourself that you feel in your body and heart that releases you from your past and frees you to live life fully." - Barbara J. Hunt
28. "Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love" - Gary Chapman
29. "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven." - George Herbert
30. "The hardest thing in life is to forgive. But hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody, you’re not hurting the person you hate, you’re hurting yourself. Forgiveness is healing" - Louis Zamperini
My final thoughts: Forgiving someone who has only given loads of pains may become tough sometimes. But, it's not impossible and also one of the most soothing work that you can ever do. I hope that you have already understood this by reading all these positive quotes about forgiveness and kindness. Even though, motivations can never have the most effective impact, but at least they can help you to feel the impact sometimes ☺
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That was all for today's article. Let me know in comment about your favorite quote among all of these. If you liked it, then please share it with others who can find it useful. "Sharing is caring" 🙌
I believe we have to sometimes accept that we too were party to that pain 💔 we unknowingly caused a reaction, maybe just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Maybe by not knowing ourself well enough before commiting to someone who later shows their flaws. But once you accept that we each have faults, not just the abuser, the thief the inconsiderate. Only then can you move forward. Forgiveness is not a destination but a way of life. Our life as a whole makes us what we are we can choose to lift ourselves up (forgive) let the bad go to be the better person. If not you will be forever pressed down by it and ever replicate that same pain on another. No.1 is my best quote, Ghandi, the truest forgiver the world has known.
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ReplyDeleteGreat list! Something I try hard as an adult is not to turn into a bitter person. It's hard to forgive someone but at the end of the day, it's for your good. I especially like the John F. Kennedy quote. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThese are some very thought provoking thoughts. #9 is deep.
ReplyDeleteForgiveness can be so hard! Thank you for sharing all of these quotes!
ReplyDeleteI love this post. The list is huge! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThis is a very well written post. These quotes are super helpful to those working on learning how to forgive.
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