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" Forgiveness is the answer to the child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is soiled is made clean again. "

Dag Hammarskjold

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" Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. "

William Shakespeare

" The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child. "

" There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit. "

" Forgiveness is not a one-time thing that happened the day you received Christ. It is an everyday thing, for the rest of your life. "

" My husband was a serial adulterer, and there was nothing I could do about it: no questions I could ask him, no argument I could have with him, no explanation he could give me or pleas he could make for forgiveness. "

" The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside. "

Dag Hammarskjold

" We cannot go alone to God. We belong to His Mystical Body, the Church; by even our most secret sins, if they be grievous, we have injured the Mystical Body of Jesus Christ and must ask forgiveness of His Mystical Body, too. "

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

Lewis B. Smedes

" Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. "

Garrison Keillor

" People have to render judgment. In my case, I've said upfront openly, I've made mistakes at times. I've had to go to God for forgiveness. I've had to seek reconciliation. But I'm also a 68-year-old grandfather, and I think people have to measure who I am now and whether I'm a person they can trust. "

" Satan tries to counterfeit the work of God, and by doing this, he may deceive many. To make us lose hope, feel miserable like himself, and believe that we are beyond forgiveness, Satan might even misuse words from the scriptures that emphasize the justice of God in order to imply that there is no mercy. "

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

" It's only through Christ that we can take full advantage of God's mercy and forgiveness through repentance in Jesus' name. "

" Never, for the sake of peace and quiet, deny your own experience or convictions. "

Dag Hammarskjold

" Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury. "

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

" And as I ask for your forgiveness, I also ask for your support to keep all things in perspective and keep all things in proportion. The good of nine years versus the bad. "

" Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err. "

" Selfishness must always be forgiven you know, because there is no hope of a cure. "

" Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. "

" Life is life. You have to learn how to forgive people and how to gain forgiveness for yourself. "

Benjamin Clementine

" Our lack of forgiveness makes us hate, and our lack of compassion makes us hard-hearted. Pride in our hearts makes us resentful and keeps our memory in a constant whirlwind of passion and self-pity. "

Mother Angelica

" I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption. "

Aleksandar Hemon

" It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. "

Francis of Assisi

" I think it's important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance. "

Kristin Chenoweth

" Paula Deen is a human being. She deserves forgiveness and a chance at redemption as much as anyone else. America is about redemption. "

" Forgiveness is indifference. Forgiveness is impossible while love lasts. "

Mary Boykin Chesnut

" Forgiveness is the giving, and so the receiving, of life. "

George MacDonald

" Forgiveness is important in families, especially when there are so many secrets that need to be healed - for the most part, every family's got them. "

" To err is human; to forgive, divine. "

" Once people are not here physically, the spiritual remains. We still connect, we can communicate, we can give and receive love and forgiveness. There is love after someone dies. "

Sandra Cisneros

" God pardons like a mother, who kisses the offense into everlasting forgiveness. "

Henry Ward Beecher