Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

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

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

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

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

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.