Forgiveness - An understanding

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love - Bryant H. McGill.

To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness - Robert Muller.

The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person - Louise Hay.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you - Lewis B. Smedes.

Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another - Emma Goldman.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies - Nelson Mandela.

As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison - Nelson Mandela.


Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed - Wayne Dyer.

Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace - Jonathan Huie.

Throughout life people will make you mad, disrespect you and treat you bad. Let God deal with the things they do, cause hate in your heart will consume you too - Will Smith.

Forgiveness isn’t approving what happened. It’s choosing to rise above it - Robin Sharma.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it - Confucius.

To err is human; to forgive, divine - Alexander Pope.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness - H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies - Martin Luther King, Jr.

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