Quotes about Forgiveness
Be so preoccupied with good will that you haven't room for ill will.
- E Stanley Jones
Grace is not reserved for good people; grace underscores the goodness of God.
- Andy Stanley
For God loves saving, not condemning, and therefore He is patient with bad people, in order to make good people out of bad people.
- St. Augustine
If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.
- Dag Hammarskjold
God has been very good to me, for I never dwell upon anything wrong which a person has done, so as to remember it afterwards. If I do remember it, I always see some other virtue in that person.
- Teresa of Avila
A man who values a good night's rest will not lie down with enmity in his heart, if he can help it.
- Laurence Sterne
The fact that we are loved and accepted and forgiven in spite of everything we have done is simply too good to be true.
- Rob Bell
Unless you point to the good news of God's grace people will not be able to bear the bad news of God's judgement.
- Timothy Keller
Being nice doesn't make you stupid. It makes you feel good because you know you are gracious enough to forgive and smart enough to realize how distasteful some people can be.
- CS Lewis
My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.
- Julie Klassen