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Then Peter came to Him and said, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven." — Jesus · 60Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more. — Jesus · 90For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — Jesus · 60Jane Austen2 quotes
You ought certainly to forgive them as a Christian, but never to admit them in your sight, or allow their names to be mentioned in your hearing. — Jane Austen · 1813I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. — Jane Austen · 1813William Blake2 quotes
And throughout all eternity
I forgive you, you forgive me. — William Blake · 1804It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Alexander Pope1 quote
To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope · 1711Apostle Paul1 quote
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. — Apostle Paul · 56Benjamin Franklin1 quote
You can bear your own Faults, why not a Fault in your Wife? — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Charlotte Bronte1 quote
Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs. — Charlotte Bronte · 1847Eleazar of Worms1 quote
The highest sacrifice is a broken and contrite heart; the highest wisdom is that which is found in the Torah; the noblest of all ornaments is modesty; and the most beautiful thing that man can do, is to forgive a wrong. — Eleazar of Worms · 1200Elie Wiesel1 quote
God of forgiveness, do not forgive those murderers of Jewish children here. — Elie Wiesel · 1995Epictetus1 quote
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. — Epictetus · 135Fred Rogers1 quote
There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness. — Fred Rogers · 2003George Bennard1 quote
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown. — George Bennard · 1912Khaled Hosseini1 quote
I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night. — Khaled Hosseini · 2003Laurence Sterne1 quote
Only the brave know how to forgive... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. — Laurence Sterne · 1760Lord Chesterfield1 quote
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it for ever. — Lord Chesterfield · 1748Maya Angelou1 quote
It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. — Maya Angelou · 2013Nelson Mandela1 quote
True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past. — Nelson Mandela · 1996Officer Jim Kurring1 quote
Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. — Officer Jim Kurring · 1999Pope Francis1 quote
The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness. — Pope Francis · 2014Robert Frost1 quote
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me. — Robert Frost · 1962Sarah Silverman1 quote
You're born a sinner. By being born you are a sinner and you're going to hell. But you can just apologize and then you can go to heaven. No big deal. If you're a murderer—same thing, it's just apologize and go to heaven. — Sarah Silverman · 2013