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I reiterate once more, forgive the offenders to let divine justice be made.
Love truth, and pardon error.
No regrets. No apologies.
Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.
For I hope my Friends will pardon me, when I declare, I know none of them without a Fault; and I should be sorry if I could imagine, I had any Friend who could not see mine. Forgiveness, of this Kind, we give and demand in Turn.
Pardon comes not to the soul alone; or rather, Christ comes not to the soul with pardon only! It is that which He opens the door and enters by, but He comes with a Spirit of life and power.
Forgiveness is the intentional act or process of pardoning or offering absolution unto another.
Apologizing with grace
He who pardons easily invites offense.
A moment of consideration often prevents a thousand apologies
It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.
How much we forgive to those who yield us the rare spectacle of heroic manners! We will pardon them the want of books, or arts, and even of gentler virtues. How tenaciously we remember them!
No one has needed favours more than I, and generally, few have been less unwilling to accept them; but in this case, favour to me,would be injustice to the public, and therefore I must beg your pardon for declining it.
Apologies are the art of spiritual housekeeping. They help to put and keep our lives in order.
A soldier is a killer pardoned.
For what I have publish'd, I can only hope to be pardon'd; but for what I have burned, I deserve to be prais'd.
It's cheaper to pardon than to resent. Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, and the waste of spirit.
We forgive but not forgotten
Forgive me, for all the things I did but mostly for the ones that I did not.
Peace of conscience is nothing but the echo of pardoning mercy.
Forgiveness:
The world need a little bit of that.
Let what offends God offend me, and what God pardons, I pardon.
I'm sorry. I behaved like a jerk.
You did.
Is that forgiveness?
I'm not sure. I think it's an acknowledgment of imperfection. And an admission that I believe time is too short to hold a grudge.
May our memories of kindness be long and of offenses be short.
When someone does wrong, when we make mistakes, we don't say we're sorry. We promise to make amends.
If there is something to pardon in everything, there is also something to condemn
If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.
Had I not sinned what would there be for you to pardon. My fate has given you the opportunity for mercy.
It is not a rare occurrence among intimate friends that their friendship is strengthened when one has displeased the other but has afterwards humbled himself and asked pardon.
We beseech [God] to pardon our national and other transgressions ...
But infinite in pardon is my Judge.
Pardon, and keep silent, for what is shameful for women must be concealed among women.
Those who understand evil pardon it.
All too often, we sanitize and simplify forgiveness, when in fact it's an arduous, exhausting task---messy, risky, and unpredictable.
With forgiveness comes freedom
Forgiveness, both its extension and receipt, requires a lower, humble position before both God and man. Forgiveness, both its extension and receipt, is not the natural inclination of man, and I must fight for it.
All of this was understood, and if not condoned, at least pardoned.
Forgiveness is God's greatest gift
Many forgiven me for my missteps. I know, I'm BIG mouthed. Thank you for giving me a second chance. Because of you, I also forgive others...
General Confession it had been watered down to we are truly sorry and we humbly repent.
The unchangeableness of the Lord's love, and the riches of his mercy, are likewise more illustrated by the multiplied pardons He bestows upon his people - than if they needed no forgiveness at all.
No excuses. No apologies. No Regrets
These evils I deserve, and more ... Justly, yet despair not of his final pardon, Whose ear is ever open, and his eye Gracious to re-admit the suppliant.
I Cry your pardon." ~ The Gunslinger
Forgiveness is a feeling.
Forgiveness is the noblest vengeance.
Let's forgive the Nazi war criminals.
Only forgiveness frees us from the injustice of others.
The unforgivable sin is the refusal to pardon.
May one be pardoned and retain th' offense?
Forgiveness is a gift we give ourselves when we offer it to others.
In order to receive a pardon you must plead guilty.
You forgave and I won't forget.
To no kind of begging are people so averse, as to begging pardon; that is, when there is any serious ground for doing so.
Forgiveness shouldn't be expected : It should be earned.
I have published a proclamation: 'Forgive us our transgressions as we forgive those who transgress against us.' I have ordered all citizens to return to their parishes to enjoy the benefits of this general amnesty.
Pardoning mercy makes way for healing mercy.
Apology reminds us that each person (including ourselves) deserves to be respected and treated fairly.
I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better.
A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has the power to change a person's world.
Repentance is accepted remorse.
Life is one long apology
The exceptions of the scrupulous put one in mind of some general pardons where everything is forgiven except crimes.
Forgive. Such a small word. Only seven letters but they carry the weight of the world.
Love truth, but pardon error.
Mercy but murders pardoning those who kill.
Forgiveness is its own reward.
The Miracle of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is no substitute for justice.
Forgiveness is a practiced and fervrent process".
~R. Alan Woods [2012]
President Gerald R. Ford was never one for second-guessing, but for many years after leaving office in 1977, he carried in his wallet a scrap of a 1915 Supreme Court ruling. 'A pardon,' the excerpt said, 'carries an imputation of guilt,' and acceptance of a pardon is 'a confession of it.'
You say: 'Oh, please forgive'
You say: 'Oh, live and let live.'
But sorry doesn't help us.
Sorry will not save us.
Sorry is just a word you find so easy to say (so you say it anyway).
Sorry doesn't help us.
Sorry won't protect us.
Sorry won't undo all the good gone wrong.
We have been forgiven so much that nothing we forgive compares to the amount we have been forgiven.
The sweetest cordial we receive at last,
Is conscience of our virtuous actions past.
He, who will not pardon others, must not himself expect pardon.
But forgiveness must not only be given but received also.
Apologize: To lay the foundation for a future offence.
A man has virtues enough if he deserves pardon for his faults on account of them.
Forgiveness is a luxury we can all afford.
Forgiveness unleashes joy. It brings peace. It washes the slate clean. It sets all the highest values of love in motion.
Forgive me for my disrespect, forgive me for my lies.
Hate can pardon more than love.
But my apology was a thousand apologies.
A sincere apology is analogous to authentic repentance".
~R. Alan Woods [2013]
But love that comes too late,
Like a remorseful pardon slowly carried,
To the great sender turns a sour offense,
Crying, 'That's good that's gone.
Too long I've owed you this apology
For the apparently unmeaning sorrow
You were afflicted with in those old days.
But it was of the essence of the trial
You shouldn't understand it at the time.
Apologies come in all shapes and sizes. You can give diamonds, candy, flowers, or just your deepest heartfelt sentiment.
More people should apologize, and more people should accept apologies when sincerely made.
Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.
Supposed to be commissioned by the Church, the pardoners would sell absolution for any sin from gluttony to homicide, cancel any vow of chastity or fasting, remit any penance for money, most of which they pocketed.
Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.
Forgiveness is a GIFT to yourself
In one bold stroke, forgiveness obliterates the past and permits us to enter the land of new beginnings.
We should all get a little forgiveness - without it, there can be no kindness.
The heart has always the pardoning power.
Thank God for his great mercy of forgiveness.
We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.
Forgiveness is a gift we can only give to ourselves.
Forgiveness proceeds from a generous soul.
It is a shame for the tongue to cast itself upon the uncertain pardon of other's ears