Forgiveness quotes

Quotes about letting go, forgiving, and freeing yourself from resentment. Browse more in the Motivational app.

"Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude."

— Martin Luther King Jr.

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

— Mahatma Gandhi

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you."

— Lewis B. Smedes

"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die."

— Buddha

"Forgiveness is giving up the hope that the past could have been any different."

— Oprah Winfrey

"When you forgive, you in no way change the past — but you sure do change the future."

— Bernard Meltzer

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