Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

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.

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.