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Forgives Quotes

Letting go faster than the grudge deserves.

One speaker describes forgiving and forgetting almost automatically, with little patience for holding a grudge, a theme also found in Believe quotes.

I'm just a person who forgives and forgets. I have a hard time holding grudges.

Quotes by Zachery Ty Bryan

Force may subdue, but love gains, and he that forgives first wins the laurel.

Quotes by William Penn

The Earth forgives the previous year every year.

Quotes by Robert Hass

If I owe Smith ten dollars and God forgives me, that doesn't pay Smith.

Quotes by Robert Green Ingersoll

Always Quotes

I just hope everybody forgives me for whatever I did wrong. And hope they remember some of what I did right.

Quotes by Ray Price

First of all, you ask me if the God of Christians forgives one who doesn't believe and doesn't seek the faith. Premise that - and it's the fundamental thing - the mercy of God has no limits if one turns...

Quotes by Pope Francis

He who forgives readily only invites offense.

Quotes by Pierre Corneille

Man forgives woman anything save the wit to outwit him.

Quotes by Minna Antrim

A good wife always forgives her husband when she's wrong.

Quotes by Milton Berle

Anything Quotes

God forgives those who invent what they need.

Quotes by Lillian Hellman

No one really forgives unless he has been hurt.

Quotes by Lewis B. Smedes

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

Quotes by James Payn

Society can overlook murder, adultery or swindling; it never forgives preaching of a new gospel.

Quotes by Edmund Burke

I believe in second chances and I have strong faith in God that he forgives our sins.

Quotes by Donovan McNabb

Been Quotes

There is no injustice in the grace of God. God is as just when He forgives a believer as when He casts a sinner into hell.

Quotes by Charles Spurgeon

The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.

Quotes by Alden Nowlan

God forgives us... who am I not to forgive?

Quotes by Alan Paton

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this Forgives quotes page focus on?
It covers forgiveness across relationships, from someone who forgives and forgets with little effort to older proverbs about marriage, wit, and who gets forgiven first.
Why does one speaker say they forgive and forget easily?
They describe having little patience for holding grudges, treating quick forgiveness less as a moral stance and more as a simple, practical way to move forward.
What does the line about forgiving first winning the laurel mean?
It suggests that force might overpower someone temporarily, but genuine love and the willingness to forgive first ultimately earns lasting respect and, figuratively, the prize.
Are the marriage-related quotes serious or humorous?
They lean humorous and a little old-fashioned, joking that a good wife always forgives her husband when he's wrong, poking fun at traditional relationship dynamics rather than stating a rule.
Anything else here worth reading about trust and love?
See Believe quotes for more on trust, or Anything quotes for open-ended relationship themes.

An older proverb argues that whoever forgives first wins the laurel, while two sharper lines about marriage suggest forgiveness there runs mostly one direction. Continue with Always quotes or Anything quotes.