People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.
Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood PrinceThe only way out of this labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.
John Green in Looking for AlaskaForgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person's throat.
William Paul Young in The ShackThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma GandhiForgiveness is first for you, the forgiver, to release you from something that will eat you alive; that will destroy your joy and your ability to love fully and openly.
William Paul Young in The ShackYou may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption.
William Paul Young in The ShackBear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Failures & MistakesColossians, 3, 13Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar WildeThere will always be more questions. Every answer leads to more questions. The only way to survive is to let some of them go.
Questions, Quotes to think aboutDavid Levithan in Every DayI think that maybe forgiveness is like change - it comes in small steps.
Mary E. Pearson in The Jenna Fox Chronicles - The Adoration of Jenna FoxForgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.
William Paul Young in The ShackAsking for forgiveness is just one of the most painful kind of experiences.
Nick NolteWhen you forgive, you love. And when you love, God's light shines upon you.
Jon Krakauer in Into the WildFor person with no forgiveness in heart, living even worse punishment than death.
Karate Kid - Part II, by Mr. MiyagiPerhaps the best god would be like a woman, because only women really knew how to forgive.
WomenRudolfo AnayaI really believe in, 'Move on, live and let live, forgive and forget.'
Kate WinsletI learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It's not something that happens overnight. It's an evolution of the heart.
Sue Monk KiddWe think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.
T. D. JakesForgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.
T. D. JakesForgiveness 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.
PeaceMarianne WilliamsonCourageous people do not fear forgiving, for the sake of peace.
Nelson MandelaBut if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go.
Heather BrewerAll great things are simple, and many can be expressed in single words: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.
Duty, Freedom, Hope, Justice, HonorWinston Churchill"Mercy is the sweetest wine and the bitterest wormwood," Eliss, the mother, said. "For it rewards the merciful and shames the guilty."
Anthony Ryan in Raven's Shadow - 2: Tower LordBut remember that forgiveness too is a power.
Margaret Atwood in The Handmaid's TaleDon't judge people on who they used to be. Allow them to be who they are now.
Tom HiddlestonForgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice.
Diana GabaldonForgiveness liberates the soul, it removes fear.
Morgan FreemanIt's the most amazing thing to be able to forgive.
Carrie FisherI am someone who can't hold on to negativity or hold on to grudges. I might feel something at a certain point, but I get tired after that. I don't carry it with me. I forgive and forget very easily, and that's the only way to be happy and peaceful.
Deepika PadukoneI took revenge on hardship from my earlier life by forgetting it.
Alija IzetbegovicIf you haven't forgiven someone, it does not hurt that person. They're sleeping at night. You're holding onto that, and all the damage is being done to you internally.
Tyler PerryThe practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
Marianne WilliamsonIt's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.
Maya AngelouForgiveness is a virtue of the brave.
Indira GandhiIf we can find forgiveness in our hearts for those who have caused us hurt and injury, we will rise to a higher level of self-esteem and well-being.
James E. FaustThe motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another.
UnderstandingEmma GoldmanTo forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
Lewis B. SmedesForgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
William Arthur WardOne forgives to the degree that one loves.
François de La RochefoucauldTo err is human; to forgive, divine.
Alexander Pope