102 Forgiveness Quotes

Quotes on the Power of Forgiveness

1. «Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.» — Martin Luther King Jr.
2. «To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.» — Lewis B. Smedes
3. «Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.» — Mark Twain
4. «The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.» — Mahatma Gandhi
5. «Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.» — Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Quotes on Healing Through Forgiveness

6. «Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.» — Paul Boese
7. «When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow.» — Anonymous
8. «Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different.» — Oprah Winfrey
9. «The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.» — Marianne Williamson
10. «Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.» — Buddha

Quotes on Letting Go

11. «Resentment is like setting yourself on fire and expecting the other person to die of smoke inhalation.» — Nelson Mandela
12. «Let it go. Let it out. Let it all unravel. Let it free, and it will be a path on which to travel.» — Michael Leunig
13. «Forgiveness means letting go of the past to create a better future.» — Anonymous
14. «Sometimes we forgive not because the other person deserves it, but because we need it.» — Anonymous
15. «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

Quotes on Self-Forgiveness

16. «Forgive yourself for not knowing what you didn’t know before you learned it.» — Maya Angelou
17. «Self-forgiveness is an act of self-love.» — Anonymous
18. «You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.» — Buddha
19. «Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.» — Buddha
20. «Be kind to yourself. Forgive yourself. Accept yourself. You are enough.» — Anonymous

Quotes on Forgiveness in Relationships

21. «A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.» — Ruth Bell Graham
22. «Without forgiveness, love is just a word.» — Anonymous
23. «Forgiveness is the final form of love.» — Reinhold Niebuhr
24. «Love is an act of endless forgiveness.» — Peter Ustinov
25. «In relationships, when we forgive, we give ourselves a chance to grow.» — Anonymous

Spiritual Quotes on Forgiveness

26. «For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.» — Matthew 6:14
27. «To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.» — C.S. Lewis
28. «Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.» — Matthew 5:7
29. «He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.» — George Herbert
30. «Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.» — Hannah Arendt

Quotes on the Strength of Forgiveness

31. «It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an even stronger person to forgive.» — Anonymous
32. «Only the brave know how to forgive. A coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.» — Laurence Sterne
33. «True strength lies in forgiveness, not in revenge.» — Anonymous
34. «Revenge is weak. Forgiveness is strong.» — Anonymous
35. «There is no peace without forgiveness.» — Marianne Williamson

Quotes on the Freedom of Forgiveness

36. «Forgiveness liberates the soul. It removes fear. That is why it is such a powerful weapon.» — Nelson Mandela
37. «Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.» — Pema Chödrön
38. «To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius.» — Joyce Cary
39. «Forgiveness is the ultimate form of freedom.» — Anonymous
40. «Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realizing you were the prisoner.» — Max Lucado

Short & Simple Forgiveness Quotes

41. «Forgive. Forget. Move on.» — Anonymous
42. «Peace begins with forgiveness.» — Anonymous
43. «Forgiveness is the best revenge.» — Anonymous
44. «Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.» — Cherie Carter-Scott
45. «Forgive fast. Love hard.» — Anonymous
46. «No matter how much you revisit the past, there’s nothing new to see.» — Robert Tew
47. «Forgiveness is an act of self-care.» — Anonymous
48. «Life is too short to hold grudges.» — Anonymous
49. «Forgiveness is the road to peace.» — Anonymous
50. «The best way to heal is to forgive.» — Anonymous