Pastoral Resources

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

One can't relive one's life. Forgiveness is not what's difficult; one's always too ready to forgive. And it does no good, that's obvious.

Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.

Life is an adventure in forgiveness.

Well, I've never left my faith - but have I made a lot of mistakes? But was I fortunate that I was brought up in that Pentecostal church, where I heard about God's love and God's forgiveness.

These subsidies from four European governments, which include aircraft launch assistance, capital injections, debt forgiveness, have enabled Airbus to develop and range market airliners well below cost.

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

China's idea of fair trade is government subsidies of its textile and apparel exports to the United States, currency manipulation, and forgiveness of loans by its government banks.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

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

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again.

I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget.

For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?

It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission.

Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers of forgiveness in my life, reminding me that I can only have peace of mind when I forgive rather than judge.

Inner peace can be reached only when we practice forgiveness. Forgiveness is letting go of the past, and is therefore the means for correcting our misperceptions.