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

— Mark Twain, Share via Whatsapp

“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”

— Siddhārtha Gautama, The Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha, Share via Whatsapp

“An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.”

— Kahlil Gibran, Share via Whatsapp

“The trust of those in dark need is forgiving work.”

— Sebastian Barry, The Secret Scripture, Share via Whatsapp

“These are the few ways we can practice humility: To speak as little as possible of one s self. To mind one s own business. Not to want to manage other people s affairs. To avoid curiosity. To accept contradictions and correction cheerfully. To pass over the mistakes of others. To accept insults and injuries. To accept being slighted, forgotten and disliked. To be kind and gentle even under provocation. Never to stand on one s dignity. To choose always the hardest.”

— Mother Teresa, The Joy in Loving: A Guide to Daily Living, Share via Whatsapp

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”

— Martin Luther King Jr., Share via Whatsapp

“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”

— Oscar Wilde, Share via Whatsapp

“The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward.”

— Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience, Share via Whatsapp

“Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.”

— J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Share via Whatsapp

“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”

— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Share via Whatsapp

“One of the keys to happiness is a bad memory.”

— Rita Mae Brown, Share via Whatsapp

“Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.”

— Corrie Ten Boom, Share via Whatsapp

“True forgiveness is when you can say, Thank you for that experience.”

— Oprah Winfrey, Share via Whatsapp

“We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry, or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck. But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness. ”

— Ellen Goodman, Share via Whatsapp

“Last night I lost the world, and gained the universe.”

— C. JoyBell C., Share via Whatsapp

“I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded; not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.”

— Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner, Share via Whatsapp

“Sigh no more, ladies, sigh no more, Men were deceivers ever,- One foot in sea and one on shore, To one thing constant never.”

— William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Share via Whatsapp