Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge. Isaac Friedmann
Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. Harriet Nelson
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Mahatma Gandhi
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
Mark Twain
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. William Arthur Ward
Forgiveness will not be possible until compassion is born in your heart. Thich Nhat Hanh
When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully
upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. Alexander Graham Bell
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. Paul Boese
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. Havelock Ellis
Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. Roberto Assagioli
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy
Forgiveness is the final form of love. Reinhold Niebuhr
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius. Oscar Wilde
To err is human; to forgive, divine. Alexander Pope
To understand is to forgive, even oneself. Alexander Chase
In the end these things matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you love?
How deeply did you learn to let go? The Buddha
Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day.
Zen Proverb
The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself. Confucius
It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.
Jessamyn West
Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil;
With them forgive yourself. William Shakespeare
To err is human; to forgive, infrequent. Franklin P. Adams
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Thomas Szasz