" One must put oneself in every one's position. To understand everything is to forgive everything." ~ Leo Tolstoy
Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs. ~ Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
The more people know, the more they forgive. ~ Confucius
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ~ Mark Twain
Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy? Forgive yourself and stop punishing yourself." ~ Louise L. Hay
The best of what we do and are, Just God, forgive! ~ William Wordsworth
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. ~ Hannah More
Any man can seek revenge; it takes a king or a prince to grant a pardon. ~ Arthur J. Rehrat
Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet it costs nothing. ~ Betty Smith
Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on. ~ Alice Miller
By far the strongest poison to the human spirit is the inability to forgive oneself or another person. Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing. ~ Caroline Myss
Oh God, I say not hear my prayers! I say: Blot with forgiving pen my sins away! ~ Shaikah Saadi
Holding on to anger, resentment, and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache, and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life. ~ Joan Lunden, Wake-Up Calls
The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather, understand one another. ~ Emma Goldman
A forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note, torn in two and burned up, so that it never can be shown against the man. ~ Henry Ward Beecher