Mr. Charnock said: Men that are great in the world are quick in passion, and are not so ready to forgive an injury, or bear with an offender, as one of a meaner rank. It is a want of power over that man's self that makes him do unbecoming things upon a provocation. A prince that can bridle his passions is a king over himself as well as over his subjects. God is slow to anger because great in power. He has no less power over Himself than over His creatures.

When tempted to be disgusted at the dullness of another, or to be revenged on one who has wronged you, call to remembrance God's infinite patience and longsuffering with yourself.

God bears long with the wicked notwithstanding the multitude of their sin, and shall we desire to be revenged because of a single injury?

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed, and redeemed; never throw out anyone.

Forgiveness is about empowering yourself, rather than empowering your past.

At the end of the day, as a grown man, I don't really care what the sexuality of the next man is.

I never hold a grudge.

No, really: I can't fight, I never could. I can't bring myself to dislike anyone enough.

Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself

It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.

When death, the great Reconciler, has come, it is never our tenderness that we repent of, but our severity.

If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends?