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One forgives to the degree that one loves.
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. -Josh Billings.
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. -Josh Billings.
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.
Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note--torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. -Henry Ward Beecher.
It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum read more
It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum est
Peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus.]
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.