Forgive & Keep the Lesson Quotes

“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.”

“Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.”

“Holding a grudge is letting someone live rent-free in your head.”

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

“Mistakes are always forgivable if one has the courage to admit them.”

“He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.”

“Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.”

“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

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

“Forgive yourself for what you didn't know until you learned it.”

“The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.”

“Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.”

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”

“It is in the school of forgiveness that the lessons of life are learned.”

“Don't get even. Get better.”

“Always forgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.”

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”

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

“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”

“Forgiveness is the final form of love.”

“When you forgive, you in no way change the past, but you sure do change the future.”

“'President Lincoln, you need to destroy your enemies.' 'Madame, when I make my enemies my friend, have I not destroyed my enemies?'”

“It's okay to look back at the past, just don't stare.”

“Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore.”

“Life is too short for long-term grudges”

“People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; forgive them anyway...”

“It's not the one who makes the mistake that can be erased, it's the mistake itself that must be erased.”

“Forgiving those who hurt us is the key to personal peace.”

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

“We are products of our past, but we don't have to be prisoners of it.”

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.”

“Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.”