People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
FORGIVENESS, FORGIVENESS LIBERATES THE VICTIM
We cannot embrace God's forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.
The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.
FORGIVENESS, BOTTOM OF WHICH YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND AND FORGET
The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.
wonderfully tolerant, forgiveness, genius
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven.
