“I am slow to listen to criminations among friends, and never espouse their quarrels on either side. My sincere wish is that both sides will allow bygones to be bygones, and look to the present & future only.” LooksWishSidesForgivenessSincereBoth SidesQuarrelsPresent FutureBygones Author:Abraham Lincoln
“Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.” GivingSidesQualityForgivenessMercyBoth SidesAdmirableAmnestyAdmirable Qualities Author:Victor Hugo
“One hearty laugh together will bring enemies into a closer communion of heart than hours spent on both sides in inward wrestling with the mental demon of uncharitable feeling.” HeartFeelingsTogetherSidesHoursEnemyLaughingForgivenessMental IllnessDemonWrestlingInwardCommunionBoth SidesHearty Book:The Heart of William James Source: The Heart of William James
“People are really trying their best. Just like being happy and sad, you will find yourself on both sides of the equation many times over your lifetime, either saying or hearing the wrong thing. Let's all give each other a pass, shall we?” PeopleGivingTryingSidesForgivenessLifetimeHearingFinding YourselfBoth SidesEquationsWrong Things Book:Half Empty Source: Half Empty
“So hope for a great sea-change on the far side of revenge. Believe that further shore is reachable from here. Believe in miracles and cures and healing wells.” BelieveWellsSidesHealingSeaForgivenessMiracleRevengeCuresShoreI Forgive YouBelieve In MiraclesFar SideSea Change Author:Seamus Heaney
“Sometimes a neighbor whom we have disliked a lifetime for his arrogance and conceit lets fall a single commonplace remark that shows us another side, another man, really; a man uncertain, and puzzled, and in the dark like ourselves.” MenSometimesShowsFallSidesDarkForgivenessLifetimeNeighborArroganceUncertainCornyRemarksAnother ManCommonplaceConceitPuzzledNeighbors And FriendsNeighbors Friends Book:The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ... Source: The Novels and Stories of Willa Cather ...
“To reconcile conflicting parties, we must have the ability to understand the suffering of both sides.” SufferingSidesAbilityPartyForgivenessResolutionBoth SidesReconcileWin Win Author:Nhat Hanh