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

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

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

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

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

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.

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

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

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