We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies. badcapacitydevelop share on social
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. darknessdrivehate share on social
And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness. Joseph J. Ellis confessdecentforgiveness Change image and share on social
God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. Henry Ward Beecher everlastingforgivenessgod Change image and share on social
Our history is an inevitable component of our being. One thing only can release us from the grip of our history. That one thing is forgiveness. Lewis B. Smedes componentforgivenessgrip Change image and share on social
In the evening of life we shall be judged on love, and not one of us is going to come off very well, and were it not for my absolute faith in the loving forgiveness of my Lord I could not call on him to come. Madeleine L'Engle absolutecalleven share on social
I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness. Dick Gephardt bitternesscaptordestructive Change image and share on social
You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your truth. Athol Fugard actconfessionexistence share on social
Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness. Art Alexakis americanforgivenesshard Change image and share on social
I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget. Chaim Herzog bringdeadforget Change image and share on social
