Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.
RICK WARREN
RICK WARREN
Rick Warren on forgiveness
Rick Warren131 quotes“Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves that allows us to get on with our lives instead of being trapped in the past by resentment.”
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If one by one we counted people out, for the least sin, it wouldn’t take us long to get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.
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Oscar WildeOscar Wilde You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.
Albert CamusAlbert Camus Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.
Oscar WildeOscar Wilde Life is too short for long-term grudges.
Elon MuskElon Musk The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
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