Benjamin Hoadly on forgive
Benjamin Hoadly1 quotes“It is vain for you to expect, it is impudent for you to ask of God forgiveness on your own behalf, if you refuse to exercise this forgiving temper with respect to others.”
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We were dirt poor but we had each other. We didn’t need much to have a lot.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Always show kindness and love to others. Your words might be filling the empty places in someone else heart.
Alexander KandovAlexander Kandov One quick sip of your memory I let it slip, and I go on without you.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers If the scars on my heart were visible to the naked eye, maybe you’d think twice about inflicting more.
Laura Natoli-KearneyLaura Natoli-Kearney I am getting better at forgetting you. I am slowly but steadily learning the art of forgetting you.
Juana GarciaJuana Garcia Paper and pen petrify me, for they pierce right through me, drawing deep blue blood, leaving me utterly cold.
Shreya JoshiShreya Joshi Spend time with people who get excited over even the smallest victories you earn.
Sonia SabnisSonia Sabnis I wonder if you were the poison or the antidote.
Ginnie BaleGinnie Bale
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Samuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson Good to forgive, Best to forget.
Robert BrowningRobert Browning From here I forgive you for how you held me with your hands but mostly I forgive myself for how I let you.
Rhiannon JanaeRhiannon Janae I forgive you for not knowing your worth – letter to self.
Jamil ElhageJamil Elhage You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big.
Andrew CarnegieAndrew Carnegie Forgiving will not reduce your worth.
Saif Ali ManganSaif Ali Mangan I am always forgiving too easily as if I have forgotten the way it hurts.
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