F Quotes
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“Forgiveness is how we free ourselves from the emotional weight that has us bound.”
Source: CALLED to Pray: 52 Devotions & Prayers for Women
“Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them.”
“Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts.”
“Forgiveness is its own reward.”
“Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.”
“Forgiveness is just such a big deal.”
“Forgiveness is key to enchanted love because it is key to living right, period. It is the capacity to see beyond the veil of personality and worldly illusions. No one is perfect or attractive every day. Forgiveness means we are capable of relating to someone on a deeper level than the ordinary self. And that we are committed to doing so no matter what the appearances are, no matter what the situation is.”
“Forgiveness is letting go of the anger that unforgiveness holds. Forgive once, or resent everyday that is your choice.”
“Forgiveness is like a great act of compassion. That it was done not because someone deserved it, but because they needed it.”
“Forgiveness is like faith. You have to keep reviving it.”
“Forgiveness is like the martial arts of consciousness.
In Aikido and, other martial arts, we sidestep our attackers force rather than resisting it.
The energy of the attack then boomerangs back in the direction of the attacker.
Our power lies in remaining nonreactive. Forgiveness works in the same way.
When we attack back, and defense is a form of attack, we initiate a war that no one can win.”
“Forgiveness is local.”
Source: Christ Have Mercy: How to Put Your Faith in Action
“Forgiveness is man's deepest need and highest achievement.”
Source: Spirit in Man: Sermons and Selections
“Forgiveness is mandatory; reconciliation is optional.”
Source: Unglued: Making Wise Choices in the Midst of Raw Emotions
“Forgiveness is manifested mercy; it is live in action - not love based on a feeling, but love based on a decision, an intentional choice to obey God.”
Source: The Power of Simple Prayer: How to Talk to God about Everything
“Forgiveness is mental floss! Build the capacity to forgive slowly - start with little unkind acts, otherwise you'll sabotage yourself. When we forgive, we forgive the actor, not the action.”
“Forgiveness is moot if not heartfelt. The only thing we must do is protect our God-given souls! We must find it in our own hearts to forgive the men of Molotschna ... and even if the men don't ask for it themselves and even if they claim their innocence all the way to their graves!"
"So you believe that maintaining the condition of your own soul is more important than obeying God?" Mirika says, less calm now.
"They are the same thing really," Ona says, steadily. "I believe that my soul, my essence, my intangible energy is the presence of God within me and that by bringing peace to my soul I am honouring God. If I can understand how these crimes may have occurred, I am able to forgive these men and I am almost able, certainly from a distance, to pity them... to love them. Love is good and better than retaliation.”
“Forgiveness is never condoning the terrible act; it is severing hatred's tumour bloodline for self-preservation. Only by refusing this amputation does the perpetrator's influence metastasise.”
“Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling - it's a decision we make because we want to do what's right before God. It's a quality decision that won't be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling, but it’s important to add that your feelings eventually will catch up with your decision to forgive. However, you may never feel about the person the way you would have if they had not hurt you.”
Source: Loving People Who Are Hard to Love: Transforming Your World by Learning to Love Unconditionally
“Forgiveness is not a feeling; it’s an intentional choice.”
Source: Hunting Discomfort: How to Get Breakthrough Results in Life and Business No Matter What
“Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.”
Source: The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set
“Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.”
Source: The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set
“Forgiveness is not a gift you give someone else, forgiveness is a gift you give to yourself.”
Source: Look into the stillness
“Forgiveness is not a matter of feeling superior, of feeling sorry for our parents because they didn't' know any better. It comes when we understand that as humans we all do the very best we can, and we can't ask for more than that. Forgiveness is making the choice to find no more value in anger, and to see that we are all God's light, all joined, and the separations we feel are only part of the illusions of the ego.”
Source: Out of Darkness into the Light: A Journey of Inner Healing
“Forgiveness is not a matter of who is right or wrong. It is a matter of doing the right thing.”
“Forgiveness is not a moral act, but one of inner hygiene: without it, the soul becomes infected by its own past.”
Source: The Call of the North – 42 Weeks and One Day
“Forgiveness is not a moral issue.
It is an energy dynamic...
Forgiveness means that you do not carry the baggage of an experience.
When you choose not to forgive,
the experience that you do not forgive sticks with you.
When you choose not to forgive,
it is like agreeing to wear dark, gruesome sunglasses that distort everything,
and it is you who are forced every day
to look at life through those contaminated lenses
because you have chosen to keep them.”
“Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life.”
“Forgiveness is not a one-time-only event. It is a process.”
Source: Fearless Living: Live Without Excuses and Love Without Regret
“Forgiveness is not a panacea. It does not make trauma disappear, nor does it heal all emotional wounds.”
Source: You Don't Need to Forgive: Trauma Recovery on Your Own Terms
“Forgiveness is not a result of our efforts, but is a gift. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit who showers us with mercy and grace that pours forth unceasingly from the open heart of Christ crucified and risen.”
“forgiveness is not a single act, but a matter of constant practice”
“Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat.”
“Forgiveness is not about making others wrong and then, from our enlightened superior place, forgiving them. It’s about removing our projections of guilt onto them.”
Source: How to Live a Magnificent Life: Becoming the Living Expression of Higher Consciousness
“Forgiveness is not about the other person or what they did. Forgiveness is for YOU and about YOU.”
“Forgiveness is not about you or your past. It is about you releasing your great future. Your future is better than your past.”
Source: The Healing Méndez
“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.”
Source: Illuminata: Thoughts, Prayers, Rites of Passage
“Forgiveness is not always straightforward, but it is the way forward. Forgiveness is onward looking. It sees that there’s no moving ahead if we continuously yield to the roadblocks of bitterness, anger and hate.”
“Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.”
“Forgiveness is not an emotion; it's a choice.”
“Forgiveness is not an event. It is a series of decisions made over and over again.”
“Forgiveness is not an invitation to become a doormat for other people's hypocrisy.”
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.”
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act. It is a permanent attitude. That which I was not but could have been. That which I would have done but did not do. Can I find the fortitude to remember in truth,to understand, to submit, to forgive and to be free to move on in time?”
“Forgiveness is not an occassional act; it is a permanent attitude.”
“Forgiveness is not at all about them. They will pay the price for their own choices. Forgiveness releases the hurt inside of you and stops the hurt from stealing tomorrow.”
“Forgiveness is not between me and the one who has hurt me; it is between me and the Lord.”