Top 70 Forgiven Quotes

I’ve forgiven all my enemies – even those who have stolen money from me.

Now that I’m a father, I’ve forgiven my parents.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

If you have the same drive and passions that everybody else has – for example, if you’re trying to do the right thing for your family and do the right thing for people you employ – then you can be forgiven quite a lot.

Muhammad Ali was unquestionably one of the greatest boxers of the 20th century and a sincere advocate for his religious beliefs. In his life, he defeated the best professional boxers of his era, some of them more than once, which meant he was easily forgiven the excesses of his ringside braggadocio.

It is easier often to forgive than to be forgiven; yet it is fatal to be willing to be forgiven by God and to be reluctant to be forgiven by men.

He’d forgiven who he needed to forgive, let go of what he needed to, and accepted himself as he was. Archibald Alexander Leach, Cary Grant, and all.

Well, of course I think people can be forgiven. But our justice system is not set up to dispense forgiveness. You can go to the local priest for that.

If there are people you haven’t forgiven, you’re not going to really awaken. You have to let go.

My god is all gods in one. When I see a beautiful sunset, I worship the god of Nature; when I see a hidden action brought to light, I worship the god of Truth; when I see a bad man punished and a good man go free, I worship the god of Justice; when I see a penitent forgiven, I worship the god of Mercy.

It is evident that the grip of ‘The Return of the King’ on Mr. Jackson is not unlike the grasp the One Ring exerts over Frodo: it’s tough for him to let go, which is why the picture feels as if it has an excess of endings. But he can be forgiven. Why not allow him one last extra bow?

While politicians may be forgiven for failing to predict the future – who can, alas? – it is amazing that they defiantly ignore the past.

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable.

There’s nothing Trump can do that won’t be forgiven.

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

Christianity is not about religion. It’s about faith, about being held, about being forgiven. It’s about finding joy and finding home.

I’ll never be a non-stumbler. I’ll be a forgiven stumbler, but never a non-stumbler.

There have been tons of politicians who were slow to accept equal rights when it meant changes in the established social order. Many eventually came around, admitted they were wrong, and were forgiven. But the ones who actively choose hate-mongering don’t ever get a pass.

I read less and less. I have not forgiven books for their failure to tell me the truth and make me happy.

I forgive very easily, and I suppose, in the same way, I expect to be forgiven very easily as well. I grew up with that.

All I know is that I’m a sinner and that God has forgiven me of my sins. Because I put my faith and trust in Jesus Christ.

It is a lie that our anger justifies our impulse to hurt or ignore our antagonists. We are to forgive to be forgiven. To wait for them to repent before we forgive and repent is to allow them to choose for us a delay which could cost us happiness here and hereafter.

All men are chums who will never leave each other in the lurch. A chum doesn’t forgive, he just forgets – women forgive everything but never forget. Being forgiven is very unpleasant.

To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

Many times, the decisions we make affect and hurt your closest friends and family the most. I have a lot of regrets in that regard. But God has forgiven me, which I am very thankful for. It has enabled me to forgive myself and move forward one day at a time.

The individual who desires to have his sins forgiven, must seek for it through the blood of Jesus. The individual who desires to get power over sin, must likewise seek it through the blood of Jesus.

I don’t have mom issues or dad issues. I think I have found peace about many things in my past. I have forgiven and asked to be forgiven.

Soon I realized that if beauty equalled forgiveness, I was never going to be forgiven.

Not many people know that I turned down my husband’s first directorial, the Kannada film ‘Pallavi Anupallavi,’ something he still hasn’t forgiven me for.

Nothing in the Middle East is ever forgotten or forgiven.

If you haven’t forgiven someone, it does not hurt that person. They’re sleeping at night. You’re holding onto that, and all the damage is being done to you internally.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there’s nobody there to forgive them.

We are not forgiven because we are good. We are forgiven because Christ bore our sins.

Injuries may be forgiven, but not forgotten.

Blemishes are hid by night and every fault forgiven; darkness makes any woman fair.

There is no way you are going to be forgiven for blowing up a village and killing a bunch of people.

Nothing is as peaceful as when Christmas is over, when one has been forgiven for everything and can be normal again.

I tried to manipulate and control people, and I harbored resentment. I wanted to be forgiven, but I wouldn’t forgive others.

I’ve never been that cute kid that was forgiven for being naughty.

I desired to become a Christian, and prayed earnestly for the forgiveness of my sins. I felt a peace of mind resulting, and loved every one, feeling desirous that all should have their sins forgiven, and love Jesus as I did.

Carrying a grudge is a heavy burden. As you forgive, you will feel the joy of being forgiven.

My son can be as open as he wants with me, but he cannot forget I am his mother and that all will not be forgiven.

‘Caught’ is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present – who should be and who shouldn’t be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won’t work.

When you first hear the name ‘Max Irons,’ you’d be forgiven for assuming that Marvel comics has come up with a new superhero.

I think only now am I at the age where I’ve forgiven the past enough to say, ‘You know what? Slavery was there. Let’s talk about it in ways that will help us face tomorrow.

Glenda Jackson called me an amateur in 1976 when we were in a play, ‘The White Devil.’ I’ve never forgiven her.

He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails is a failure in his whole being.

If you haven’t forgiven yourself something, how can you forgive others.

Your successes and happiness are forgiven you only if you generously consent to share them.

I favor a system where students in publicly funded institutions make a commitment: if they do well in the private sector, they will revert a certain percentage of their income to the education sector; and if they devote some years to public service, their debt will be forgiven.

Above all, though, children are linked to adults by the simple fact that they are in process of turning into them. For this they may be forgiven much. Children are bound to be inferior to adults, or there is no incentive to grow up.

Man wants to be reconciled to God; wants to know that the past is forgiven.

Knowing that you are completely forgiven destroys the power of sin in your life.

I was out of control… I was a mess, but God has forgiven me.

All things can be forgiven if we can progress.

I can say I have forgiven my captors. That being said, I never want to see them again. I’m not OK with they did to me.

Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure.

If you are white, racism is too easily ignored and forgiven, regarded as of burning concern only to the ethnic minorities, and therefore of relatively marginal significance.

I made a very poor decision in my first marriage. I know God’s forgiven me.

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of a hypocrite is itself hypocrisy.

Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.

I’m completely unlike a lot of other performers in the past who have been forgiven or come to terms with the real world because they tell everyone their performance is ‘just a show.’ And so, people say, ‘Oh, it’s OK then. We don’t care. He’s not really a bad person.’ It’s not just a show for me. It’s my life.

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

What is forgiven is usually well remembered.