It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum read more

It is right for him who asks forgiveness for his offenses to
grant it to others.
[Lat., Aequum est
Peccatis veniam poscentem reddere rursus.]

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish read more

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.

It makes you feel very virtuous when you forgive people, doesn't it?

It makes you feel very virtuous when you forgive people, doesn't it?

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to read more

I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note--torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. -Henry Ward Beecher.

Thou whom avenging pow'rs obey,
Cancel my debt (too great to pay)
Before the sad accounting day.

Thou whom avenging pow'rs obey,
Cancel my debt (too great to pay)
Before the sad accounting day.

Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.

Any story about revenge is ultimately a story about forgiveness, redemption, or the futility of revenge.

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is read more

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.

Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.

Good, to forgive;
Best to forget.