#forgiveness

If you or I are having a single thought of violence or hatred against anyone in the world at this moment, we are contributing to the wounding of the world. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#peace #forgiveness

If You, LORD, should mark iniquities,  O Lord, who could stand?  But there is forgiveness with You,  That You may be feared. ~Psalm 130:3-4 ↗

— Anonymous

#bible-verse #nasb #forgiveness

Forgive me, Your Grace. Are you suggesting a woman is some sort of … piece of fruit to you? One squeeze, and you know if she’s ripe? ↗

— Tessa Dare

#sarcasm #forgiveness

The trouble with forgiveness is that some people don't want to be forgiven. ↗

— Graham Joyce

#forgiveness

Some people are desperate because they don't know how to ask for His grace. ↗

— Bree Despain

#grace #mercy #pastor-divine #the-dark-divine #forgiveness

He gave her an indulgent look. "I'll forgive these rash words for now." She sputtered, "Forgive? Let's talk about who should be forgiving who." "Whom," he corrected. "Shut up! I'm in the right here. Remember all those things you did to me? ↗

— Kresley Cole

#iad #lothaire #forgiveness

I'm too old to recover, too narrow to forgive myself. ↗

— Lillian Hellman

#forgiveness #regret #forgiveness

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#forgiveness

You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get it. I know what a thing's worth to me." I, also M. Ratchett." What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face, M. Ratchett," he said. ↗

— Agatha Christie

#detective #express #fiction #hercule #murder

Oh, you've outdone me twice now, you queen of forgiveness. The ring's a promise of peace and I'm greedy with hope. It's a song that we sing in a tongue that we share. And though you say it's a gift from a king to a king, I say it's a sign from a queen to a queen. ↗

— Melina Marchetta

#hope #redemption #forgiveness