To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

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Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory....

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory....

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

It takes one person to forgive, it takes two people to be reunited.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...

Forgiving is love's toughest work, and love's biggest risk. If you twist it into something...

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we...

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory....

Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory....

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and...

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and...

I will forgive you but the way I look at you will never be same...

I will forgive you but the way I look at you will never be same...

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

Too late I stayed, - forgive the crime! Unheeded flew the hours; How noiseless falls...

Too late I stayed, - forgive the crime! Unheeded flew the hours; How noiseless falls...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...

Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will...

All of my remaining days, I will feel tremendous sadness and regret for my conduct...

All of my remaining days, I will feel tremendous sadness and regret for my conduct...

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for them everything is possible.

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

Forgiveness is the economy of the heart... forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Christianity, with its doctrine of humility, of forgiveness, of love, is incompatible with the state,...

Proclaim forgiveness and reconciliation, which are the only way to achieve stable harmony.

Proclaim forgiveness and reconciliation, which are the only way to achieve stable harmony.

I can assure you that I've asked for forgiveness.

I can assure you that I've asked for forgiveness.

It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption...

It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption...