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“Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.”

“I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.”

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Author:Abdul Qadeer Khan

“Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.”

“He couldn't even tell whether he was angry or contrite, whether it was forgiveness he wanted or the power to forgive.”

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Book:Revolutionary Road

Source: Revolutionary Road

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.”

Source: If Love Is A Game, These Are The Rules

“Let us not listen to those who think we ought to be angry with our enemies, and who believe this to be great and manly. Nothing is so praiseworthy, nothing so clearly shows a great and noble soul, as clemency and readiness to forgive.”

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Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

“To be angry about trifles is mean and childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.”

Source: The Improvement of the Mind: Or, A Supplement to the Art of Logic

“Forgiveness is the choice to see people as they are now. When we're mad at people, we're angry because of something they said or did before this moment. By letting go of the past, we make room for miracles to replace our grievances.”

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Author:Marianne Williamson

“Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.”

“For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”

“How does one know if she has forgiven? You tend to feel sorrow over the circumstance instead of rage, you tend to feel sorry for the person rather than angry with him. You tend to have nothing left to say about it all.”

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Author:Clarissa Pinkola Estes

“Don't let the sun go down on me.”