You can't forgive without loving. And I don't mean sentimentality. I don't mean mush. I mean having enough courage to stand up and say, 'I forgive. I'm finished with it.'
Sentiment: POSITIVE
One forgives to the degree that one loves.
If you haven't forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others.
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.
We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.
It's toughest to forgive ourselves. So it's probably best to start with other people. It's almost like peeling an onion. Layer by layer, forgiving others, you really do get to the point where you can forgive yourself.
Carrying a grudge is a heavy burden. As you forgive, you will feel the joy of being forgiven.
Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.
I never forgive, but I always forget.
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.