I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
- Henry Ward Beecher (19th century Congregationalist clergyman and social reformer)
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
- The Buddha
Forgiveness ... is the finishing of old business that allows us to experience the present, free of contamination from the past.
- Joan Borysenko
To err is human, to forgive divine.
- Alexander Pope
Forgiving is not a gift to someone else - Forgiving is your gift to yourself - a great gift - the gift of happiness.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Resentments are bad for your health and your disposition. Light a candle and say a prayer to affirm your love for all human beings and to release all your resentments.
Further reading: Stop Anger Before It Stops You
Why I Choose to Believe that Others are Never the Cause of My Unhappiness
Forgiveness is Essential to a Great Relationship
"Mother Teresa Prayer"
Never Let Anyone Get Your Goat
Quotes about Resentment
Quotes about Forgiveness
Quotes about Mistakes
Quotes about Moving On
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