When you choose forgiveness, you commit an act of love to yourself as well as the person you’re forgiving. To forgive is to liberate yourself from the poison of anger and resentment, as well as release the individual who has wronged you from the guilt that may be weighing them down. Here are 5 inspirational quotes from people who recognized the power of forgiveness:
”To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Louis B. Smedes
“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” — Abraham Lincoln
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.” — Martin Luther King
“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ” — Booker T. Washington
“Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.” – Anonymous
”To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Louis B. Smedes
“Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?” — Abraham Lincoln
“We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us.” — Martin Luther King
“I will permit no man to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him. ” — Booker T. Washington
“Forgiveness is me giving up my right to hurt you for hurting me.” – Anonymous
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