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Forgiveness27 quotes
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. — Luke 15:24 · 61If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. — Epictetus · 135To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope · 1711You 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 · 1813And throughout all eternity
I forgive you, you forgive me. — William Blake · 1804You'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 · 2013All 27 quotes →Forgiveness of sins2 quotes
The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness. — Pope Francis · 2014For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. — Jesus · 60Sin2 quotes
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. — Apostle Paul · 56Neither do I condemn thee: go and sin no more. — Jesus · 90Asking for forgiveness1 quote
The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness. — Pope Francis · 2014Brothers1 quote
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. — Epictetus · 135Christianity1 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 · 2013Contempt1 quote
Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it for ever. — Lord Chesterfield · 1748Courage1 quote
Only the brave know how to forgive... A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature. — Laurence Sterne · 1760Enemies1 quote
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Eternal life1 quote
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown. — George Bennard · 1912Friends1 quote
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Friends and enemies1 quote
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. — William Blake · 1815Friendship1 quote
If thy brother wrongs thee, remember not so much his wrong-doing, but more than ever that he is thy brother. — Epictetus · 135God and man1 quote
Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee
And I'll forgive Thy great big one on me. — Robert Frost · 1962God's mercy1 quote
God be merciful to me a sinner. — Luke 18:13 · 61Grace1 quote
Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound. — Apostle Paul · 56Grudges1 quote
Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs. — Charlotte Bronte · 1847Judging others1 quote
You can bear your own Faults, why not a Fault in your Wife? — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Marriage1 quote
You can bear your own Faults, why not a Fault in your Wife? — Benjamin Franklin · 1750Mistakes1 quote
To err is human, to forgive divine. — Alexander Pope · 1711Modesty1 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 · 1200Original sin1 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 · 2013Overcoming evil1 quote
There is only one thing evil cannot stand and that is forgiveness. — Fred Rogers · 2003Political reconciliation1 quote
True reconciliation does not consist in merely forgetting the past. — Nelson Mandela · 1996Pride1 quote
I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. — Jane Austen · 1813Prison1 quote
Sometimes people need a little help. Sometimes people need to be forgiven. And sometimes they need to go to jail. — Officer Jim Kurring · 1999Prodigal son1 quote
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. — Luke 15:24 · 61Reconciliation1 quote
For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was lost, and is found. — Luke 15:24 · 61Remorse1 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 · 1200Repentance1 quote
God be merciful to me a sinner. — Luke 18:13 · 61