The ability to forgive is one of man's greatest achievements.

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that.

I shall be an autocrat, that's my trade and the good Lord will forgive me, that's his.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven.

A mistake is always forgivable, rarely excusable and always unacceptable.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

God's forgiveness allows us to be honest with ourselves. We recognize our imperfections, admit our failures, and plead to God for clemency.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness anger concealed often hardens into revenge.