Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

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

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

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

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