Forgiveness Quotes

Famous sayings about forgiving others, letting go, and the strength it takes — 102 sayings

I believe in the power of forgiveness. I believe in the power of healing. I believe in the power of moving forward.

— Lady Gaga 2019
General

I made a huge mistake. I don't expect to be forgiven. I'm just here to apologize.

— Logan Paul 2018
General

And the Lord said, I have pardoned according to thy word:

— Moses c. 13th century BCE (biblical account)
Self-Deprecating

I have found that the American people are a very forgiving people.

— Richard Nixon 1977
Self-Deprecating

To forgive our enemies is a charming idea; but I am not a charming person.

— Alexandre Dumas 1844-1846
Self-Deprecating

My message is always the same: love, compassion, and forgiveness.

— Dalai Lama (14th) Ongoing
Shocking

Pardoning the Bad, is injuring the Good.

— Benjamin Franklin 1739
Shocking

The universe is a cruel and unforgiving place.

— Stephen Hawking 2010s
Shocking

Future generations are not going to forgive us for the way we are destroying the planet.

— Rachel Carson 1960s
Shocking

The spirit of reconciliation is essential for building a better world.

— Emperor Hirohito 1960s
Shocking

The path to reconciliation is difficult but necessary.

— Emperor Hirohito 1970s
Shocking

We are working towards national reconciliation.

— Aung San Suu Kyi 2016
Shocking

I have always believed in dialogue and reconciliation.

— Benazir Bhutto 2000s
Shocking

I forgive those who have wronged me, but I will never forget.

— Corazon Aquino 1990s
Shocking

The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.

— Honoré de Balzac 1842

Again, the Lord wills that whoever confesses his sins and believes the absolution should be forgiven. 'No,' says ass-pope fart, 'faith does nothing; but your own repentance and atonement do, as well as the recounting of all your secret, forgotten, an…

— Martin Luther 1545
Religious

I am stealing the golden vessels of the Egyptians to build a tabernacle to my God from them, far far away from the boundaries of Egypt. If you forgive me, I shall rejoice; if you are enraged with me, I shall bear it.

— Johannes Kepler 1619
Religious

Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice.

— Corazon Aquino Unknown
General

If a man's wife be surprised (in flagrante delicto) with another man, both shall be tied and thrown into the water, but the husband may pardon his wife and the king his slaves.

— Hammurabi c. 1754 BCE
Relationships

Oh, Thou, who Man of baser Earth didst make, And who with Eden didst devise the Snake; For all the Sin wherewith the Face of Man Is blackened – Man’s forgiveness give – and take!

— Omar Khayyam c. 11th-12th Century
General
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