Quotations are the fundamental distillation of a writer’s life and thinking as recorded in words and phrases for posterity. Through them the reader is afforded the unique opportunity to share in the thoughts, the life and the experiences of the writer. In a special way, they offer the reader a window into the mind of the author and hopefully an inducement to read further and learn more about the author and the story he relates.


On a wider scale, they are, as William Feather wrote, “the wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages preserved into perpetuity“, and as such they are available for the enrichment and enhancement of humanity, regardless of age, sex, race, educational or economic status. They are indeed, as the Talmud states, “food for the famished”.

The collection of quotations presented in this blog, have been chosen by me because of their special impact upon me. They have been published so that you too, may experience the joy I have had over the years reading them and getting to know the authors.


I trust that you will come to know the feeling of deep satisfaction possible from reading them, searching out the author and meditating upon their meaning and their impact on your life.

Monday, March 3, 2008

FORGIVENESS

When you forgive, you in no way change the past,
but you sure do change the future. ……Bernard Meltzer

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. ……Mark Twain

The weak can never forgive.
Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. …….Mohandas Gandhi

Forgive all who have offended you, not for them, but for yourself. …….Harriet Nelson

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass. ……..George Herbert
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much. ………Oscar Wilde

And be kind-hearted to one another, forgiving each other;
Even as God in Christ has forgiven you. …….Ephesians 4:32

The stupid neither forgive nor forget;
the naïve forgive and forget;
the wise forgive but do not forget. …..Thomas Szasz

It takes a strong person to say sorry,
and an ever stronger person to forgive. …..Author Unknown

To forgive is to set a prisoner free,
and discover the prisoner was you. ........Author Unknown nd oner you. ..Author
To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love …….Robert Muller
To forgive is to set a prisoner free;
and discover that the prisoner was you. ….Lewis B. Smedes

Forgiveness is not an occasional act, It is a permanent attitude. ……Martin Luther King, Jr,


And when you stand praying, If you hold anything against anyone,
Forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.
……Mark 11:25-26

Pray you now, Forget and Forgive. ……. William Shakespeare

Forgive many things in others, but nothing in yourself. ….Ausonius

Anger makes you smaller;
While Forgiving forces you to grow beyond what you were. ….Cherie Carter-Scott

Forgiveness is almost a selfish act because of the immense
benefits to the one who forgives. ….Lawana Blackwell

Be kind and compassionate to one another, Forgive each other;
Just as in Christ, God forgave you. ……Ephesians 4.32

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares forgive an injury. ……. H. Chapin

He who Forgives, and is reconciled unto his enemy, shall receive his reward from God. …….Holy Koran

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. …..Paul Boese
Without forgiveness, life is governed by
an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. ……..Roberto Assagioli

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