Not Forgiving Quotes

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive. ~ T.D. Jakes

Take it slowly. The deepest resentments are wrapped up in a lot of hurt and pain. We think we're protecting ourselves by not forgiving. Acknowledge that and go easy on yourself. Forgiveness means that you've decided not to let it keep festering inside even if it only comes up once in awhile. Forgiveness is a powerful yet challenging tool that will support and honor you, even in the most extreme circumstances. ~ Howard Martin

Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick. ~ Gary Smalley

Take then this Book, look into it, and show me when Jesus was not forgiving. Read this diving tragedy and tell me where He speaks without mercy and compassion. You visit not the sick and the imprisoned; nor do you feed the hungry or give refuge to the stranger or comfort to the mourner. ~ Khalil Gibran

When we forgive evil we do not excuse it, we do not tolerate it, we do not smother it. We look the evil full in the face, call it what it is, let its horror shock and stun and enrage us, and only then do we forgive it. ~ Lewis B. Smedes

Ah, well ... I started to say, and then stopped. So that was where he was going; I'd heard it before. Richard had told me that I'd not been standing in my mother's shoes in 1942, when I was born; he'd said I couldn't, or shouldn't, judge her. It was my not forgiving her that irked him-it was my intolerance of her intolerance that bugged him. ~ John Irving

We may not know how to forgive, and we may not want to forgive; but the very fact we say we are willing to forgive begins the healing practice. ~ Louise Hay

HD is not forgiving. Once you see your face for the first time in a movie cinema, you run straight to the gym. ~ Sondra Radvanovsky

How many times should you forgive your household bruiser? You should not even think about forgiving him. Not yet. Not as long as he has his foot on your neck. Your problem at this point is not forgiving. Your problem is how to get out of his reach. Once you get away from him, you can think about forgiving him. ~ Lewis B. Smedes

Why are you going to let people who are hell-bent on not forgiving you keep you from something that could actually be great? ~ Katie Cotugno

I am forgiving of a mistake, but I am not forgiving when it is repeated. It means you didn't learn from it, ~ Michael Ross

Eddis stared at him for a long time, knowing that forgiving someone because you have to is not forgiving him at all. ~ Megan Whalen Turner

Forgiving is hard, but not forgiving is harder ~ Mother Antonia

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart. ~ Corrie Ten Boom

Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die. ~ Anne Lamott

My problem stemmed from not forgiving myself. ~ Shannon A. Thompson

By not forgiving yourself you are limiting your ability to give to others. ~ Danielle Joworski

Not forgiving someone hurts you worse than it hurts him ... even if he doesn't deserve to be forgiven ... Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one who put it there. ~ Mercedes Lackey

The Long Earth is bountiful but not forgiving. ~ Stephen Baxter

The Lord is forgiving, but sometimes life is not forgiving. ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. ~ Harriet Nelson

Not forgiving someone is like not pulling a thorn out of your foot just because you weren't the one to put it there. ~ Mercedes Lackey

Maybe it's just easier to hold onto resentment and bitterness.But when you hold onto them, you're imprisoning yourself, not the other person. Not forgiving is pretty heavy baggage to carry around. ~ Cathy Bryant

But not forgiving yourself often becomes the root of severe self-loathing extreme self hatred and intense inhibitions. It will be next to impossible to truly start over when you feel unforgivable. ~ Sue Augustine

Forgiveness gives me boundaries because it unhooks me from the hurtful person, and then I can act responsibly, wisely. If I am not forgiving them, I am still in a destructive relationship with them. ~ Henry Cloud

Defeat anger, stop using it as a shield against truth, and you will find the compassion you need to forgive the people you love. ~ Glenn Beck

Forgiving others is easier when I remember that I'm human and stupid, too. ~ Justina Chen

Beware of knowing your virtues; you may lose them. Beware of knowing your vices; you may forgive them. ~ James Richardson

I've been enjoying a couple of post-Oscar burgers. So I didn't fit into a lot of the vintage stuff. I wanted to wear something that was a little bit more forgiving. ~ Anne Hathaway

Forgiving the past means remembering the love there, and releasing all the rest as the illusion that it really was. ~ Marianne Williamson

Be kind to everyone; forgive everyone everything. ~ Dharma Mittra

My dad always said that 90 percent of marital problems could be solved by getting your blood sugar up, and he's right! So I would say pick a partner who's forgiving when you have low blood sugar and threaten to drive your car through your shared home. ~ Casey Wilson

Saul said, "I have been wrong in my thoughts and deeds. But God in his great mercy has given me light. Light through blindness. I now stand here to proclaim that Jesus is the Messiah, the risen Lord, the Son of God. He is come to save man from his sins. He is the gateway to heaven! Accept him as your Savior, and receive God's forgiving grace!" After a stunned silence, a clamor of voices filled the air. Had this man just said what they thought they heard? The murderer, Saul of Tarsus, proclaiming Jesus Christ as the Messiah? ~ Davis Bunn

I think what it means is that central to living A life that is good is a life that's forgiving. ~ David Rakoff

Grovelling then busking
All at once
And all in time
Leaving a Ferris-wheel trail
Across a deep mountainous climb
Descended with rapture and with joy
Their mindless triumphant demeanour
Gossamer wings parade-parade
These gormless little ants
Full to the brimful
Empty to the last meandering weight
Pulled across the
Rotting fruit filled with retiring goodness
Tiny prissy princelings
These masterful creatures
Filled with adventuring spirit
March on, march on
Under the forgiving human's
Watchful, waiting and wandering eye. ~ Abigail George

Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances. ~ Jerry Stiller

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. ~ Paul The Apostle

Now when I hear about someone's illness, no matter what dire their predicament seems to be, I know that if they're willing to do the mental work of releasing and forgiving, almost anything can be healed. The word incurable, which is so frightening to so many people, really only means that the particular condition cannot be cured by 'outer' methods and that we must go within to effect the healing. The condition came from nothing and will go back to nothing. ~ Louise Hay

Be praised, my Lord, through those who forgive for love of you; through those who endure sickness and trial. ~ Francis Of Assisi

It doesn't matter what tradition you come from, what religion you have or don't, what culture you were brought up in or what God you ascribe to: Faith is worthwhile as it helps us to be kinder, more generous, more loving and forgiving people. ~ Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick

31 g Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 h Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, i forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ~ Anonymous

God is compassionate and just, loving and holy, wrathful and forgiving. WE can't sideline His more difficult attributes to make room for the palatable ones. ~ Francis Chan

Don't be afraid to ask God for forgiveness. He never tires of forgiving us. God is pure mercy. ~ Pope Francis

Forgiveness before one's death, isn't just about asking and receiving it, it's also about forgiving others. ~ Neha Yazmin

Life never forgives weaknesses. ~ Adolf Hitler

I believe that children are, by nature, very forgiving. I don't think children expect their parents to be perfect. I think they demand that their parents be real. ~ Beth Moore

The forgiving state of mind is a magnetic power for attracting good. ~ Catherine Ponder

Stick to the key of C, dude. No sharps or flats. More forgiving. ~ Jeff Zentner

One of the surprising things that Brezhnev said when we were in our talks, was - when I proposed that we make these changes in nuclear weaponry, he said, "God will never forgive us if we don't succeed." And, you know, coming from the leader of an atheistic communist country, this surprised everyone. ~ Jimmy Carter

We, the human beings in this world, if there is a spark of goodness or kindness in our hearts, avoid judging people. We prefer forgiving to judging. ~ Hazrat Inayat Khan

Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write. Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense. ~ Charles R. Swindoll

To forgive the incessant provocations of daily life - to keep on forgiving the bossy mother-in-law, the bullying husband, the nagging wife, the selfish daughter, the deceitful son - how can we do it? Only, I think, by remembering where we stand, by meaning our words when we say in our prayers each night, "Forgive our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us." We are offered forgiveness on no other terms. To refuse it is to refuse God's mercy for ourselves. There is no hint of exceptions and God means what he says. ~ C.S. Lewis

The gospel is a gospel of giving and forgiving. ~ Charles Spurgeon

I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive. ~ Albert Camus

If the mind, that rules the body, ever so far forgets itself as to trample on its slave, the slave is never generous enough to forgive the injury, but will rise and smite the oppressor. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Why are women always the ones who have to forgive? If you cheated on a man, he would be like, 'You're disgusting, and I want nothing to do with you.' But women, we're supposed to be like, 'He messed up. He made a mistake.' ~ Adrienne Bailon

Be confident. Be successful. Be
beautiful. Be intelligent. Be hard working. Be carefree. Be modest.
Be driven. Be forgiving. Be creative. Be relaxed. Be motivated. Be
educated. Be thoughtful. Be kind. Be determined. Be good. Just be
you! ~ Russell Strand

Forgive people so that Allah may forgive you. ~ Umar

If you lose money for the firm, I will be forgiving. If you lose reputation, I will be ruthless. ~ Warren Buffett

You think God will never forgive you, but the only God is beauty and beauty always forgives. It forgives with its infinite indifference. ~ Glen Duncan