forgive others Quotes

“You may have to declare your forgiveness a hundred times the first day and the second day, but the third day will be less and each day after, until one day you will realize that you have forgiven completely. And then one day you will pray for his wholeness and give him over to me so that my love will burn from his life every vestige of corruption.”

“I remembered suddenly the way he used to talk to his mother. If he couldn’t get what he wanted from her gently, he stopped being gentle. Why not? She always forgave him. ”

“If we stop to apologize and forgive each other every time we step on each other’s toes, we’ll never have time to be friends.”

“The water hears and understands. The ice does not forgive.”

“Maybe you will never be able to forgive me, but I wanted you to know I had the best intentions-and I still love you in my own fucked-up way.”

“I have this theory: If you forgive someone, they can’t hurt you anymore.”

“I can no longer condemn or hate a brother for whom I pray, no matter how much trouble he causes me.”

“Preventing your heart from forgiving someone you love is actually a hell of a lot harder than simply forgiving them.”