forgiveness

forgiveness

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway. If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway. For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.
Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.
To err is human, to forgive, divine. An Essay on Criticism
I'm not perfect. Remember that, and try to forgive me when I fail you. Sweet Wind, Wild Wind
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that that situation is over, you cannot move forward. Life, the Truth, and Being Free
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.
True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience."
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.
Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule. The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha