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Forgiveness Quotes

"Forgive him, for he believes that the customs of his tribe are the laws of nature!"
George Bernard Shaw

"Only the brave know how to forgive; it is the most refined and generous pitch of virtue human nature can arrive at."
Laurence Sterne

"Forgiveness is the key to happiness."
Unknown

"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."
Les Brown

"Never does the human soul appear so strong and noble as when it forgoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury."
Edwin Hubbel Chapin

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

"Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave."
Indira Gandhi

"Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom."
Hannah Arendt

"True humanity lies not in returning violence for violence, but in forgiveness."
Sri Ramana Maharishi

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Forgiveness Definition: To cease to feel angry or bitter towards a person or about an offense.

Etymology of 'Forgiveness'
Forgive: Old English forgiefan "give, grant, allow; forgive," also "to give up" and "to give in marriage;" from for- "completely" + giefan "give". The modern sense of "to give up desire or power to punish" is from use of the compound as a Germanic loan-translation of Latin perdonare (cf. Old Saxon fargeban, Dutch vergeven, German vergeben, Gothic fragiban;).

Positive Suggestions:
"Awaken your natural Forgiveness"
"Perfect Forgiveness is within you"
"Allow yourself to feel Forgiving now"
"Accept Forgiveness"
"Trust in your Forgiveness"

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