Forgiveness Quotes

It’s not always easy to forgive when you’ve been hurt or wronged. But if you want to love, you must be able to forgive. The forgiveness quotes here demonstrate that the act of forgiveness brings healing and rich rewards, not just for others but for you as well. Our forgiveness quotations, from diverse sources such as actor and producer, Tyler Perry, and South African activist and former archbishop, Desmond Tutu, will support and inspire you to practice forgiveness in your own life.

 

 Forgiveness is the greatest expression of love. 

- submitted by Guideposts reader Patti Stull, Dover, Ohio

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 Among my most prized possessions are words I have not spoken in anger. 

- Guideposts reader Karen Thornton of Eureka, California

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 God's alternative to revenge is not truce or standoff or cold war or isolationism. It's forgiveness. 

- author Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

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 If you want to live a long and happy life, then you must be willing to forgive the unforgivable. It is truly the kindest thing you can do for yourself. Your enemy may not deserve to be forgiven for all the pain and suffering purposefully inflicted on your life, but you deserve to be freed from this burden! 

- Dorothy Murfin

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 I try to incorporate faith every day, to not remind myself of past failures, to learn how to forgive and to trust the future. 

- Vanessa Williams, actress

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 We've all been broken at some point. Forgiving ourselves or another person helps us move forward. 

- Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts

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 Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. 

- Dr. Chérie Carter Scott, Author, life coach, and motivational speaker

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 The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good.
  

- Catherine Ponder, American minister of the Unity Church

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 People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on. 

- Bill Cosby, Actor and comedian

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 It’s simple: When you haven’t forgiven those who’ve hurt you, you turn your back against your future. When you do forgive, you start walking forward. 

- Tyler Perry, Actor, producer and director

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