Simple Stuff – Forgiveness

(Simple Stuff is simply a bunch of inspirational, motivational and other quotes meant to make you think, reflect, smile, even laugh a bit. Hopefully helpful, useful stuff….)

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.-Mahatma Gandhi 

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.-John F. Kennedy 

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Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.-Oscar Wilde 

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People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on.-Bill Cosby 

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To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. –Lewis B. Smedes 

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Forgive me my nonsense, as I also forgive the nonsense of those that think they talk sense. –Robert Frost 

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Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly. –Lawrence G. Lovasik 

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Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.-Marcus Tullius Cicero 

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You forgive a man anything except an unwillingness to take risks. Sometimes you have to put it on the line.-Tom Clancy 

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Forgiveness is the fragrance that the flower leaves on the heel of the one that crushed it. – Unknown

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Fill your soul with love, rather than anger and so many things will change in your life. None of us needs revenge, but we all need love. – Wayne Dyer

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Forgive them for they know not what they do. – Jesus

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In the Bible it says they asked Jesus how many times you should forgive, and he said 70 times 7. Well, I want you all to know that I’m keeping a chart. –Hillary Clinton

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