Famous forgiveness quotes

Quotes and sayings about the benefit of forgiving someone


Let go of things and let God handle your matters. Forgiveness quotes is a beautiful compilation of explaining the warmth and sweetness of forgiving people who have wronged us in life. It is indeed true that a man gets nothing by taking revenge. It only ruins the peace of mind and heart.

We remain in a constant battle with ourselves and others by keeping grudges in our hearts. Because emotions of any kind are a burden to bear. Be it anger, hatred, love, or revenge. If we don’t let it go and let time decide the fate of wrongdoers, we’re constantly trying to take charge of others’ destiny in our hands, which could never be possible. This way, we ruin our present and future, in an attempt to balance out our wretched past.

So let yourself be free and forgive others for what they’ve done to you. No amount of anger or revenge can bring back what you’ve lost, but it surely will destroy your current happy moments. Have a look at these amazing forgiveness quotes and embrace true freedom.


  • Forgive others not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace. - Jonathan Huie

  • A life lived without forgiveness is a prison. - William Arthur Ward

  • The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. - William Blake

  • Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore it. - Albert Einstein

  • There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. - Bryant H. McGill

  • True forgiveness is when you can say, "Thank you for that experience." - Oprah Winfrey

  • How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself. - Publilius Syrus

  • Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.

  • As we know, forgiveness of oneself is the hardest of all the forgivenesses. - Joan Baez

  • Most of us can forgive and forget; we just don’t want the other person to forget that we forgave. - Ivern Ball

  • The love of Jesus Christ covers your sins, and it also gives you the power to let other people off the hook. You’ve been forgiven, and you can forgive others. - Rick Warren

  • Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies. - Nelson Mandela

  • Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. - William Arthur Ward

  • It all begins with forgiveness because to heal the world, we first have to heal ourselves. And to heal the kids, we first have to heal the child within, each and every one of us. - Michael Jackson

  • Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. - Indira Gandhi

  • The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. - Steve Maraboli

  • There are some facts that will never change. One fact is that you are forgiven. If you are in Christ, when he sees you, your sins are covered-he doesn’t see them. He sees you better than you see yourself. - Max Lucado

  • Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. - Cherie Carter-Scott

  • Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember. - Barbara Kingsolver

  • I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge. - Gerald Jampolsky