Dumbledore says people find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right.
I wondered if that was how forgiveness budded, not with the fanfare of epiphany, but with pain gathering its things, packing up, and slipping away unannounced in the middle of the night.
Grudges are heavy, but for the people hurting the most, I suppose forgiveness is even heavier.
But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.
Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.
To err is human, to forgive is divine.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
The heart of a woman who loves will forgive many blows.
The energy of hatred won’t get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way.
Selfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure.
Preventing your heart from forgiving someone you love is actually a hell of a lot harder than simply forgiving them.
People never forgive the injuries they inflict nor the benefits they endure.
