Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again what is soiled is made clean again.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

There is no love without forgiveness and there is no forgiveness without love.

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost and was found is saved from being lost again.

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.

Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

Forgotten is forgiven.

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

To err is human to forgive divine.

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.

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.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself for every man has need to be forgiven.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

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.

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love prayer and forgiveness.

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