Forgiveness Lady FORGIVENESS is the Only Way to Peace

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

Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.
Sholem Asch

Forgiveness is giving up the possibility of a better past.
Unknown

Sincere forgiveness isn’t colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don’t worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time…
Sara Paddison

Many people are afraid to forgive because they feel they must remember the wrong or they will not learn from it. The opposite is true. Through forgiveness, the wrong is released from its emotional stranglehold on us so that we can learn from it. Through the power and intelligence of the heart, the release of forgiveness brings expanded intelligence to work with the situation more effectively.
David McArthur & Bruce McArthur

Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.
Cherie Carter-Scott

Forget injuries,  never forget kindnesses.
Confucius

The greatest griefs in this life are those we cause ourselves by hanging on to what needs to be released and left behind.
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