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"Forgiveness is the name of love practiced among people who love poorly. The hard truth is that all people love poorly. We need to forgive and be forgiven every day, every hour increasingly. That is the great work of love among the fellowship of the weak that is the human family."
"You are helpful, and you are loved, and you are forgiven, and you are not alone."
"He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life."
"The noblest revenge is to forgive"
"We learn our lessons; we get hurt; we want revenge. Then we realize that actually, happiness and forgiving people is the best revenge."
"Make the most of your regrets; never smother your sorrow, but tend and cherish it till it comes to have a separate and integral interest. To regret deeply is to live afresh."
"Never apologize, mister, it’s a sign of weakness."
"Nothing brings families together faster than forgiveness. That should make it Step No. 1, but most of us find forgiving hard. We associate it with weakness and losing when, actually, the reverse is true. When you forgive, you gain strength and come out a winner. You break free of control by the other person's actions."
"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven."
"It seems that most people need to experience a great deal of suffering before they will relinquish resistance and accept - before they will forgive."
"When you are happy you can forgive a great deal."
"I learned that true forgiveness includes total acceptance."
"Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. We are prone to make mistakes that cause confusion, inflict pain, and miscommunicate our intentions ... The only choice we have is to reconcile ourselves to our own flaws and the flaws of other people, or withdraw from the community."
"To hate another is to hate yourself. We all live within the one Universal Mind. What we think about another, we think about ourselves. If you have an enemy, forgive him now. Let all bitterness and resentment dissolve. You owe your fellow man love; show him love, not hate. Show charity and goodwill toward others and it will return to enhance your own life in many wonderful ways."
"Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; With them forgive yourself."
"Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely"
"One should hate very little, because it's extremely fatiguing. One should despise much, forgive often and never forget. Pardon does not bring with it forgetfulness; at least not for me."
"Forgiveness is choosing to love."
"Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves."
"To forgive a fault in another is more sublime than to be faultless one's self."
