Darkness cannot drive out darkness only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. John F. Kennedy
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them. Bruce Lee
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. Oscar Wilde
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. Lewis B. Smedes
When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future. Bernard Meltzer
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. Henry Ward Beecher
Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, the waste of spirits. Hannah More
When I was a kid I used to pray every night for a new bicycle. Then I realised that the Lord doesn't work that way so I stole one and asked Him to forgive me. Emo Philips
How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all. Clarissa Pinkola Estes