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Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain. — Celia Cruz
It is not "forgive and forget" as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but "forgive and go forward," building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future. — Alan Paton
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future. — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgive those who hurt you, but never forget what it taught you.
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
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. — William P. Young
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened. — Desmond Tutu
The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. And the first to forget is the happiest.
Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge. — Karl Lagerfeld
The sage said, "The best thing is not to hate anyone, only to love. That is the only way out of it. As soon as you have forgiven those whom you hate, you have gotten rid of them. Then you have no reason to hate them; you just forget. spiritual Dimensions of Psychology." — Hazrat Inayat Khan
Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering and letting go. — Claudia Black
Forgiving Is Not Forgetting. Forgiving Is Remembering Quotes
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgive me if, in friendship’s way, I offer thee a wreath of May.... [N]ourished by the dews of heaven.... So I have Ivy placed between, To prove that worth is ever green. The little blue Forget-me-not... Spring’s messenger in every spot, Smiling on all—"Remember me! — John Clare
Jordan tattoos the words "forgive me" in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival. — Buddy Wakefield
Forgive your enemies but never forget their names
There is a noble forgetfulness-that which does not remember injuries. — Charles Simmons
Forget Forgive Quotes
Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. — John F. Kennedy
Do more than belong: participate. Do more than care: help. Do more than believe: practice. Do more than be fair: be kind. Do more than forgive: forget. Do more than dream: work. — William Arthur Ward
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. — C. S. Lewis
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. — William Arthur Ward
Whatever our religion, we know that if we really want to love, we must first learn to forgive before anything else. — Mother Teresa
Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace. — Oscar Wilde
Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and forgiveness. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. — Thomas Szasz
I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget. — Chaim Herzog
Can Forgive But Can't Forget Quotes
Those who say they will forgive but can't forget, simply bury the hatchet but leave the handle out for immediate use. — Dwight L. Moody
Forgive but don’t forget, girl keep your head up. And when he tells you you ain’t nothing, don’t believe him. And if he can’t learn to love you, you should leave him. — Tupac Shakur
Some say you forgive and forget. Not true. You can't forget but you walk forward in forgiveness. — Johnny Hunt
But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly. — Meg Cabot
If I am content to heal a hurt slightly, saying "Peace, peace," where is no peace; if I forget the poignant word "Let love be without dissimulation" and blunt the edge of truth, speaking not right things but smooth things, then I know nothing of Calvary love. — Amy Carmichael
It is not enjoined upon us to forget, but we are told to forgive, our enemies. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
We must not forget; but we must forgive. Suffering often such compassion from the Jewish community. It was Jewish groups in the US who were in the forefront in opposing the ethnic cleansing of Muslim in Bosnia. — George Soros
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note -- torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. — Henry Ward Beecher
Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. — Rick Warren
I hated my father all my life but in his final days I forgave him for all the suffering he caused us. As you grow older, marry, and have children of you own, you learn and forget. I do not forget easily, but I do forgive. — Sophia Loren
It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should. — Odette Annable
To forgive is not to forget, but rather to re-member whatever has been dismembered. — Carter Heyward
Forgiving And Forgetting Quotes
Anything worth having is hard to keep,
I love you like my coffee, so hot and so sweet.
So, let's stick it out so we never regret it,
I could forgive the past-but I never forget it. — Ghostface Killah
The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget. — Ali ibn Abi Talib
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness. — Robert Muller
Any fool knows men and women think differently at times, but the biggest difference is this. Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget. — Robert Jordan
Forgive and forget, but never forget to forgive. You may find a happier heart is the key to a happier life. — Mahatma Gandhi
One of the greatest gifts you can give your husband is your own wholeness. — Stormie Omartian
Men forget, but never forgive; women forgive, but never forget. — Robert Jordan
A gentleman is one who doesn't and can't forgive himself for self-committed mistake even if others forget it and the self-criticism is a mark of his right attitude towards life. — Anuj
Lean toward love at all times, cut people slack, forgive and forget, and be kind, very kind; the more you do that, the less fear you will have. People will raise up to support you. Refuse to be scared in this lifetime. — Stuart Wilde
Sometimes you have to forget and forgive. Forgive them for hurting you and forget that they exist! — Jeffree Star
Forgive And Forget Quotes
All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way. — Bell Hooks
Let us forgive each other - only then will we live in peace. — Leo Tolstoy
One minute of reconciliation is worth more than a whole life of friendship! — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Now is the PERFECT TIME to forget your past, forgive yourself, and begin again. — Russell Brunson
You have to take the good with the bad, smile when you're sad, love what you've got and remember what you had...Always forgive but never forget, learn from your mistakes but never regret, people change, things go wrong, just remember, life goes on. — Unknown Author
Forgiveness of sin strikes the root of all pain. — T. B. Joshua
But life isn’t about learning to forgive those who have hurt you or forgetting your past. It’s about learning to forgive yourself for being human and making mistakes. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
To resent and remember brings strife; to forgive and forget brings peace. — J. B. Priestley
If you can't forgive and forget, pick one. — Robert Breault
But please don't cry, dry your eyes, never let up
Forgive but don't forget, girl keep your head up — Tupac Shakur
Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. — Robert Kennedy
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
Listen. Slide the weight from your shoulders and move forward. You are afraid you might forget, but you never will. You will forgive and remember. — Barbara Kingsolver
The words 'I will forgive you, but I'll never forget what you've done' never explain the real nature of forgiveness. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
South Africans must recall the terrible past so that we can deal with it, forgiving where forgiveness is necessary but never forgetting. — Nelson Mandela
Salander never forgets an injustice, and by nature she was anything but forgiving. — Steig Larsson
I always forgive, but I never forget. — Randy Moss
Everyone makes mistakes. The wise are not people who never make mistakes, but those who forgive themselves and learn from their mistakes. — Ajahn Brahm
I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness. — Louis Zamperini
God always forgives when you are totally repentant and you desire to change. He forgives... and He never gets tired of forgiving. Never. You may get tired asking. I hope not. He never, never tires of forgiving. Never. — Mother Angelica
Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuffs of hatred. It is a power that breaks the chains of bitterness and the shackles of selfishness. — Corrie Ten Boom
A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven - not excused or sublimated. — Fulton J. Sheen
Not forgiving somebody is like drinking poison and hoping that the offender will get sick. — Gary Smalley
The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Stop trying to change someone who does not want to change. Stop giving chances to someone who abuses your forgiveness. Stop walking back to the place where your heart ran from. Stop trusting their words and ignoring their actions. Stop breaking your own heart. — Trent Shelton
I'm not a spiteful man, never been. I always forgive. The final decision isn't mine, but God's. God knows what He does. — Neymar
When I was growing up, all the women in my house were using needles. I've always had a fascination with the needle, the magic power of the needle. The needle is used to repair damage. It's a claim to forgiveness. It is never aggressive, it's not a pin. — Louise Bourgeois
More Forgiving Not Forgetting Quotes
To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you. — C. S. Lewis
Forgiving is not forgetting. Forgiving is remembering without pain. — Celia Cruz
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you. — William Arthur Ward
It is not "forgive and forget" as if nothing wrong had ever happened, but "forgive and go forward," building on the mistakes of the past and the energy generated by reconciliation to create a new future. — Alan Paton
The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. — Thomas Szasz
I do not bring forgiveness with me, nor forgetfulness. The only ones who can forgive are dead; the living have no right to forget. — Chaim Herzog
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future. — Lewis B. Smedes
You, me, and everything we do will one day be forgotten. It will be as if we never existed, even though we did. Nobody will care. Just like right now, almost nobody cares what you actually say or do with your life. And this is actually really good news: it means you can get away with a lot of stupid shit and people will forget and forgive you for it. It means that there’s absolutely no reason to not be the person that you want to be. The pain of un-inhibiting yourself will be fleeting and the reward will last a lifetime. — Mark Manson
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
In forgiving, people are not being asked to forget. On the contrary, it is important to remember, so that we should not let such atrocities happen again. Forgiveness does not mean condoning what has been done. It means taking what happened seriously...drawing out the sting in the memory that threatens our entire existence. — Mark Twain
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. — William P. Young
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened. — Desmond Tutu
Forgiveness is too easy. I can forget by indifference, but not forgive. I prefer revenge. — Karl Lagerfeld
The sage said, "The best thing is not to hate anyone, only to love. That is the only way out of it. As soon as you have forgiven those whom you hate, you have gotten rid of them. Then you have no reason to hate them; you just forget. spiritual Dimensions of Psychology." — Hazrat Inayat Khan
The things two people do to each other they remember. If they stay together, it's not because they forget; it's because they forgive. — Demi Moore
Encourage me, and I will not forget you. — William Arthur Ward
Forgiving is not about forgetting, it's letting go of the hurt — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Forgiving is not forgetting. It is remembering and letting go. — Claudia Black
God invented forgiving as a remedy for a past that not even he could change and not even he could forget. His way of forgiving is the model for our forgiving. — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. — Lewis B. Smedes
If I am content to heal a hurt slightly, saying "Peace, peace," where is no peace; if I forget the poignant word "Let love be without dissimulation" and blunt the edge of truth, speaking not right things but smooth things, then I know nothing of Calvary love. — Amy Carmichael
The mark of Cain is stamped upon our foreheads. Across the centuries, our brother Abel was lain in blood which we drew, and shed tears we caused by forgetting Thy love. Forgive us, Lord, for the curse we falsely attributed to their name as Jews. Forgive us for crucifying Thee a second time in their flesh. For we knew not what we did. — Pope John XXIII
The man who forgets does not forgive, he only loses the remembrance; forgiveness is the offspring of a noble heart, of a generous mind, whilst forgetfulness is only the result of a weak memory, or of an easy carelessness. — Giacomo Casanova
Forgive me if, in friendship’s way, I offer thee a wreath of May.... [N]ourished by the dews of heaven.... So I have Ivy placed between, To prove that worth is ever green. The little blue Forget-me-not... Spring’s messenger in every spot, Smiling on all—"Remember me! — John Clare
First, forgive. Second, forget by choosing not to dwell on that which is forgiven and in the past. We have no right to keep in front of us what God has put behind Him. — David Jeremiah
One should hate very little, because it's extremely fatiguing. One should despise much, forgive often and never forget. Pardon does not bring with it forgetfulness; at least not for me. — Sarah Bernhardt
It is not enjoined upon us to forget, but we are told to forgive, our enemies. — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
We must not forget; but we must forgive. Suffering often such compassion from the Jewish community. It was Jewish groups in the US who were in the forefront in opposing the ethnic cleansing of Muslim in Bosnia. — George Soros
A lot of people, when they say forgive and forget, they think you completely wash your brain out and forget everything. That is not the concept. What I think is you forgive and you forget so you can transform your experiences, not necessarily forget them but transform them, so that they dont haunt you or handicap you or kill you. — Ishmael Beah
To forgive is not to forget. The merit lies in loving in spite of the vivid knowledge that one that must be loved is not a friend. There is not merit in loving an enemy when you forget him for a friend. — Mahatma Gandhi
There can be no Friendship where there is no Freedom. Friendship loves a free Air, and will not be penned up in straight and narrow Enclosures. It will speak freely, and act so too; and take nothing ill where no ill is meant; nay, where it is, 'twill easily forgive, and forget too, upon small Acknowledgments. — William Penn
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a canceled note -- torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one. — Henry Ward Beecher
Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. — Mark Twain
One may forgive infidelity, but one does not forget it. — Madame de La Fayette
Forget and forgive. This is not difficult when properly understood. It means forget inconvenient duties, then forgive yourself for forgetting. By rigid practice and stern determination, it comes easy. — Mark Twain
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you. — William Arthur
To forgive does not mean to forget. — Allan Lokos
Jordan tattoos the words "forgive me" in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival. — Buddy Wakefield
Help us, oh God, to remember that we are Americans. United not by race or religion or by blood, but to our commitment to freedom and justice for all. When we focus on ourselves, when we fight each other, when we forget you, forgive us. — Rick Warren
I hated my father all my life but in his final days I forgave him for all the suffering he caused us. As you grow older, marry, and have children of you own, you learn and forget. I do not forget easily, but I do forgive. — Sophia Loren
It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should. — Odette Annable
Some say you forgive and forget. Not true. You can't forget but you walk forward in forgiveness. — Johnny Hunt
To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves. — Amelia Barr
My friends are my estate. Forgive me then the avarice to hoard them. They tell me those who were poor early have different views of gold. I don't know how that is. God is not so wary as we, else He would give us no friends, lest we forget Him. — Emily Dickinson
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