Forgiveness Quotes

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Forgiveness Quotes

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"There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."

-- Maya Angelou

"There is nothing quite so tragic as a young cynic, because it means the person has gone from knowing nothing to believing nothing."

-- Maya Angelou

"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances."

-- Maya Angelou

"Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances."

-- Maya Angelou

"I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me."

-- Maya Angelou

"I am a Woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, that's me."

-- Maya Angelou

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

-- Maya Angelou

"Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean."

-- Maya Angelou

"A mother's love liberates."

-- Maya Angelou

"A mother's love liberates."

-- Maya Angelou

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to sacrifice for it."

-- Maya Angelou

"Whatever you want to do, if you want to be great at it, you have to love it and be able to sacrifice for it."

-- Maya Angelou

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer."

-- Maya Angelou

"Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer."

-- Maya Angelou

"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."

-- Maya Angelou

"If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love."

-- Maya Angelou

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

-- Maya Angelou

"Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it."

-- Maya Angelou

"I'm not a person who holds a grudge."

-- Cristiano Ronaldo

"I'm not a person who holds a grudge."

-- Cristiano Ronaldo

"Forgiveness brings freedom to the soul."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Forgiveness brings freedom to the soul."

-- Premananda Maharaj

"Life is too short for long-term grudges."

-- Elon Musk

"Life is too short for long-term grudges."

-- Elon Musk

"If you really want to love, we must learn how to forgive."

-- Mother Teresa

"If you really want to love, we must learn how to forgive."

-- Mother Teresa

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway."

-- Mother Teresa

"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered; Forgive them anyway."

-- Mother Teresa

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

-- Mother Teresa

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."

-- Mother Teresa

"Forgiveness does not mean you forget what someone has done."

-- Dalai Lama

"Forgiveness does not mean you forget what someone has done."

-- Dalai Lama

"An eye for an eye… we are all blind."

-- Dalai Lama

"An eye for an eye… we are all blind."

-- Dalai Lama

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."

-- Gautama Buddha

"Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule."

-- Gautama Buddha

"A coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others to do the work of defense for him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others to do the work of defense for him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The real love is to love those that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"The real love is to love those that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A wise man deliberately forgets many things."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"A wise man deliberately forgets many things."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Man should forget his anger before he lies down to sleep."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"I shall fear only God. I shall not bear ill will toward anyone."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"I shall fear only God. I shall not bear ill will toward anyone."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

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Explore meaningful forgiveness quotes that speak to real life. Drawn from great minds across time, this collection offers clarity, comfort and inspiration when you need it most.

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Popular forgiveness quotes include: "To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it." -- Confucius Also: "Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses." -- Confucius.

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