Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

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

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

It is very east to forgive others their mistakes it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.

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