61 Forgiveness Quotes
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Forgiveness Quotes
Updated January 31, 2025, by Catherine Pulsifer
Let these forgiveness quotes inspire you to let go of anger, release pain, and embrace peace. Forgiveness isn’t just for others—it’s a gift you give yourself, freeing your heart from the weight of resentment. Whether you’re forgiving someone else or learning to forgive yourself, the journey to healing begins with a choice. Life is too short to carry the burden of past hurt, so let forgiveness lead you to a place of inner calm and renewed joy. As you read through these quotes, may they remind you that true strength lies in the power to forgive.
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It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
Unknown, Wisdom About Life
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What Christianity is....Toward the penitent it is forgiveness.
Unknown
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God led Jesus to a cross, not a crown, and yet that cross ultimately proved to be the gateway to freedom and forgiveness for every sinner in the world.
Bill Hybels
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Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee, forgive the secret sins I do not see, that which I know not, Father, each Thou me — help me to live.
Charles H. Gabriel, My Evening Prayer
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Choose love over fury, let understanding be your guide, and in your heart, let forgiveness reside.
Catherine Pulsifer, Anger Creates Sadness
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To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.
C.S. Lewis

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Fair as a rainbow in summer after a chilling blast, is the sweet smile of forgiveness when anger's clouds are past.
Mary C. Ryan
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There's forgiveness for him who, through lacking the spark of genius, is "downed" in the thick of the strife.
Strickland Gillilan, Unpardonable
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To be social is to be forgiving.
Robert Frost
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This world were sweet, believe me, free from bitterness and woe if those blessed words "Forgive me" didn't choke a fellow so.
Strickland Gillilan
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Oh, wondrous cross that stands so tall, embodiment of God's eternal call. In your form, hope finds its place,
redemption and forgiveness embrace.
Catherine Pulsifer, God's Eternal Call
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Through forgiveness’ embrace, release shall arise, as burdens dissipate before forgiving skies.
Catherine Pulsifer, A Weight
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I pray that God blesses you to see your need for His forgiveness, and to see your pride as His enemy.
Stephen Shortridge

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When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.
Princess Diana
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Church - Forgiveness hangs in the air with Heaven's sweet scent, we plead and pray for mercy asking him never to relent.
Catherine Pulsifer, No Perfect People
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Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.
Tyler Perry
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You who want peace can find it only by complete forgiveness.
Helen Schucman
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Despite our flaws and every sin we bear, God's forgiveness reigns, His mercy held with care.
Catherine Pulsifer, A Reminder Of His Love
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Hope springs forth from Jesus' forgiveness divine, the cross whispers resolutely: salvation is thine.
Catherine Pulsifer, His Forgiveness
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In the bible it says you have to forgive seventy times seven. I want you all to know, I’m keeping a chart.
Hillary Rodham Clinton
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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
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Nothing in this low and ruined world bears the meek impress of the Son of God so surely as forgiveness.
Alice Cary

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Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
Peter Ustinov
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I never say it enough, but thank you God for forgiving me and for not keeping score.
Catherine Pulsifer, Thank You, God
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God is sufficient with power and grace. Yes, He'll forgive you, with love pure and strong, His presence will bless you if you're where you belong.
Greta Zwaan, Abram - Gods Promise
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Let past wounds be washed away...excitedly, we hold hands tight, united in forgiveness, our souls take flight.
Catherine Pulsifer, Forgiveness, Our Guiding Light
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We must "look forward and not backward"; we must learn the grace of self-forgiveness.
C. G. Ames, Look Forward
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Knowing when to forgive someone is a blessing.
Angel Moreira
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In order to live, we need to forgive. And let what's true be heard by all.
Julie Hebert, Live Life

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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.
Martin Luther King Jr.
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One of my greatest lessons of growth was to stop dwelling in the past and forgive myself and others from all the pain and hurt that was caused. When I finally let go and released, I was free with glee.
Jason Micheal Ratliff
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Forgiveness is giving up hope for a better past.
Author Unknown
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I believe—that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
Unknown, I Believe That
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When you have a chance to forgive, think of all you'll gain and forget all you've lost.
Saim. A. Cheeda
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Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them
Bruce Lee
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Forgiveness for one's self is the only way we can keep going through life and give ourselves the best chance at being the best people we can be.
Yolanda Hadid
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January, the month of new beginnings, a time for repentance and forgiveness.
Catherine Pulsifer, Open To God's Messages
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TODAY—Keep a promise.Find the time. Forego a grudge. Forgive an enemy.
Unknown, Today

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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
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The golden sun is sinking fast 'twill soon be night! Forgive, and let your wrath be cast far out of sight!
Unknown, Before The Sun Goes Down
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I like second chances. I've given people second chances. You have fall-outs with friends, and forgiveness is a great thing to have. It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive.
Odette Annable
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Forgive thy brother who has erred, and take him by the hand;and, as you speak a generous word,
assist his feet to stand.
Daniel C. Colesworthy, ForgiveThy Brother
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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
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Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Billy Graham
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We need to let go of the things that upset us and practice forgiveness realizing that in the end love is the most important aspect of life!
Catherine Pulsifer

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A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.
Sydney J. Harris
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Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment
William Arthur Ward, Forgiveness Is
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What is the point of not forgiving it is like missing out on living. To forgive will help you more it is, for sure, a great cure.
Catherine Pulsifer, Letting Go Is A Sure Cure
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Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.
Mahavira
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Wisdom reflects and ask forgiveness, kind words never die.
J.J. Thorne, Kind Words Never Died
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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark Twain
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Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
Gerald Jampolsky
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Life is too short for being mad, get over it and find some glad. Life is too short to not forgive, keep your thoughts positive.
Catherine Pulsifer, So True
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Grass is the forgiveness of nature - her constant benediction.
Brian Ingalls
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Blessed is the person who ...who practices unlimited forgiveness towards others;
William Arthur Ward, Blessed

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Don't hold grudges, do forgive - live your life finding the positive find the good, forget the bad then you find happiness, not the sad.
Catherine Pulsifer, One Lesson
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For This One Hour I can be forgiving. I can leave the lowlands of resentment, grudges and bitterness, and rise to the highlands of understanding, love and forgiveness.
William Arthur Ward
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Forgiveness is the divine miracle of grace. The cost to God was the Cross of Christ.
Oswald Chambers
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God is a God of mercy and compassion and is always ready to forgive all who truly repent.
Donna Schmier
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All our lives are interwoven. on each other we rely. Brain and brawn must work together, letting ancient grudges die.
Patience Strong, Unity
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Blessed is the person who ....who practices unlimited forgiveness towards others
William Arthur Ward, Blessed
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