“Forgiveness is better than revenge, for forgiveness is the sign of a gentle nature, but revenge is the sign of a savage nature.” ForgivenessRevengeGentleSavagesGetting RevengeTaking Revenge Author:Jerome Isaac Friedman
“He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.” LifeEnemyForgivenessForgivingEnjoymentForgivenSublime Author:C. S. Lewis
“Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die.” MenDiesWaitingEnemyDrinkForgivenessDown AndGlassesPoisonResentment Author:Nelson Mandela
“Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.” JoyValuesHighestForgivenessCleanSlateValue Of Love Author:George MacDonald
“In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence.” PeopleShouldMeanDoeHas BeensImportantDoneHappensRememberMemoriesForgetExistenceHappenedForgivenessForgivingContraryDrawingAtrocitiesForgiving People Author:Mark Twain
“Reason to rule, mercy to forgive: The first is law, the last prerogative.” FirstsReasonLastsLawForgivenessMercyForgivingPrerogativeMercy And Forgiveness Author:Louis Dudek
“We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice.” KnowsWantMayFactsHealingPracticeKnow HowWillingForgivenessForgivingInspirational ForgivenessHow To ForgiveAnger And ForgivenessNot Forgiving Author:Louise Hay
“If a good person does you wrong, act as though you had not noticed it. They will make note of this and not remain in your debt long.” IfsPersonsLongDoeForgivenessNotesDebtGood Person Author:Dag Hammarskjold
“Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.” HumansChildrenReasonHuman BeingsGreaterPossibilityParentingDuesSuperiorsInnocenceMontessori Book:The Montessori Reader Source: The Montessori Reader