Forgiveness

Success is the one unpardonable sin against our fellows

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn.

One forgives to the degree that one loves

The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods

The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness

When women love us, they forgive us everything, even our crimes; when they do not love us, they give us credit for nothing, not even our virtues

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend

To err is human; to forgive, divine

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself

Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life

Young men soon give, and soon forget affronts, old age is slow in both

Friendships, like marriages, are dependent on avoiding the unforgivable

The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness

Forgiveness of enemies can only come upon their repentance

Let us have care not to disclose our hearts to the those who shut up theirs against us