Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.- Billy Graham

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I find that when I think I am asking God to forgive me I am often in reality. . . asking Him not to forgive me but to excuse me.

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Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

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For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed? ― bell hooks

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As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison.

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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.

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The noblest revenge is to forgive

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There is no future without forgiveness

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The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.

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We are all mistaken sometimes; sometimes we do wrong things, things that have bad consequences. But it does not mean we are evil, or that we cannot be trusted ever afterward. ― Alison Croggon

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