35 Quotes About Forgiving and Forgetting

Even some of the worst crimes known to man are forgivable. Learning to live with the best version of yourself is just one way to move down a path of healing. Here are some great quotes about forgiving and forgetting that are encouraging.

“A happy marriage is the union of two good forgivers.”

“A life lived without forgiveness is a life lived in the past.”

“A life lived without forgiveness is a prison.”

“Always forgive your enemies—nothing annoys them so much.”

“Being forgiven is like having all the worst bits of yourself stuffed into a balloon and then having that balloon set free.”

“Forgive, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.”

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”

“Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive.”

“Forgiveness is a clean lotion that heals the wounds of misunderstandings! To iron out the differences; get the painful sores dressed up; Forgive and Forget!”

“Forgiveness is a transformative act because it asks you to be a more empathetic and compassionate person, thereby making you better than the person you were when you were first hurt.”

“Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.”

“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.”

“Forgiveness is the sweetest revenge.”

“Forgiving men is so much easier than forgiving women.”

“I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It’s a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. It’s not something that happens overnight. It’s an evolution of the heart.”

“If you can’t forgive and forget, pick one.”

“In this life, when you deny someone an apology, you will remember it at time you beg forgiveness.”

“It is unfortunate that in most cases when the sins of the father fall on the son it is because unlike God, people refuse to forgive and forget and heap past wrongs upon innocent generations.”

“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.”

“Let go of your disappointments, mistakes and failures. ”

“Let us talk about our love, joy and happiness. Let us forgive and forget talking about misery and sadness.”

“May you find complete healing, renewed spiritual strength and courage to begin again.”

“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”

“One word is enough to destroy an entire city provided that word is backed by anger. Drop down the bullets of anger; it destroys at the speed of light!”

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”

“Sometimes what a person needs most is to be forgiven.”

“The ability to forgive is one of man’s greatest achievements.”

“The man who forgives is far stronger than the man who fights.”

“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”

“To err is human; to forgive, divine.”

“We cannot embrace God’s forgiveness if we are so busy clinging to past wounds and nursing old grudges.”

“We don’t forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it—because we need it.”

“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”

“We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it’s absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.”

“You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.”

Finding a way to forgive a betrayal is just one way to start rebuilding trust and getting down a path of healing.