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Famous Forgiveness Quotes

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

— Nelson Mandela

Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.

— Maya Angelou

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.

— Buddha

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.

— Marcus Aurelius

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.

— Martin Luther King Jr.

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke on me.

— Robert Frost

Love truth, but pardon error.

— Voltaire

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

— Mark Twain

Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude.

— Martin Luther King Jr.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

— Alexander Pope

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

— Oscar Wilde

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.

— Buddha

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

— Nelson Mandela

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