20 Inspiring Quotes About Forgiveness: Embrace Strength, Healing, and Growth

Discover powerful quotes about forgiveness that inspire strength, healing, and peace. Explore timeless wisdom from Gandhi, Oprah, Mark Twain, and others to embrace the virtue of letting go.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. — Lewis B. Smedes
Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. — Paul Boese
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. — Mahatma Gandhi
Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave. — Indira Gandhi
When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow. — Anonymous
Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation. — Roberto Assagioli
Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom. — Hannah Arendt
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. — Mark Twain
The act of forgiveness takes place in our own mind. It really has nothing to do with the other person. — Louise Hay
Forgiveness is the final form of love. — Reinhold Niebuhr
To forgive is wisdom, to forget is genius. — Joyce Cary
Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. — Suzanne Somers
True forgiveness is when you can say, 'Thank you for that experience.' — Oprah Winfrey
Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend. — Jewel Kilcher
Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace. — Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Forgiving is not forgetting. It's letting go of the hurt. — Kathy Barbro
Forgiveness is the best form of love. It takes a strong person to say sorry, and an even stronger person to forgive. — Anonymous
Forgiveness is not about forgetting. It is about letting go of another person's throat. — William Paul Young
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were. — Cherie Carter-Scott