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Famous Forgiveness Quotes

I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
T. D. Jakes
If there are dreams about a beautiful South Africa, there are also roads that lead to their goal. Two of these roads could be named Goodness and Forgiveness.
Nelson Mandela
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.
Friedrich Nietzsche
If you don't believe God has forgiven you, you are actually saying that God needs to do more for your forgiveness, and that Jesus' sacrifice was not enough.
Jud Wilhite
Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.
Gerald Jampolsky
It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.
William Blake
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.
Grace Hopper
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.
Jessamyn West
It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.
Lewis B. Smedes
It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
Olin Miller
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