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Quotes about Forgiveness

Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly.
— Henri Nouwen
Whatever have been thy failures hitherto, be not afflicted, my child, for who shall assign to thee what thou hast left undone? We
— Henry David Thoreau
One cannot too soon forget his errors and misdemeanors.
— Henry David Thoreau
be incapable of ministering to everyone God sends you unless you have His love. You cannot forgive others or go the extra mile with others or sacrifice for others unless you have first been filled with the boundless love of God. Seek to know the Father and His immeasurable love; then allow His Son to love others through you!
— Henry Blackaby
what might have been had this family chosen to model forgiveness for their daughters rather than bitterness.
— Henry Blackaby
Ask God to make you like Christ so that, even when you are being persecuted, you can pray, "Father, forgive them.
— Henry Blackaby
And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment.
— Herman Melville
Yes, one can repent of moral transgression. The miracle of forgiveness is real, and true repentance is accepted of the Lord.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Do Christians sin? Yes, absolutely. But can Christians live in a state of sin without discipline and without being brought back in obedience to their Father? Absolutely not.
— Paul Washer
As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a second mile.
— Dorothy Day
We have to say 'yes' to Jesus. Many have done that, but when saying 'yes' to Jesus, we must say at the same time 'no' to sin. Otherwise, that 'yes' to Jesus is invalid.
— Reinhard Bonnke
I was called a terrorist yesterday, but when I came out of jail, many people embraced me, including my enemies, and that is what I normally tell other people who say those who are struggling for liberation in their country are terrorists.
— Nelson Mandela