He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. "We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. It warms the heart and cools the sting." - William A. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve the link and get free." - Catherine Ponder "When you hold resentment toward another, you are to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. "The remedy for life's broken pieces is not classes, workshops or books. "Forgiveness is God's command." - Martin Luther Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself." - Patty Duke So it's probably best to start with other people. "I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge." - Gerald Jampolskyįorgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. "All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives." - Dalai Lama "It's one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. "Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave." - Indira Gandhi "When you forgive, you in no way change the past - but you sure do change the future." - Bernard Meltzer "Forgiveness is the final form of love." - Reinhold Niebuhr
"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom." - Hannah Arendt And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.'" - Acts 2:38 "Peter replied, 'Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of our sins. "As far as the east is from the west, so far have our sins been removed from us." - Psalms 103:12 "Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if one has a grievance against another as the Lord has forgiven you, so must you also do." - Colossians 3:13 "Forgive, and you will be forgiven." - Luke 6:37 In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness." - Robert Muller "To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong." - Mahatma Gandhi "Every time God forgives us, God is saying that God's own rules do not matter as much as the relationship that God wants to create with us." - Richard Rohr