These little known quotes on forgiveness bring a perspective worth contemplating–including, Voltaire, Henry Ward Beecher, Josh Billings, Oscar Wilde, et al.

“Know all and you will pardon all.” —Thomas A’Kempis

“I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.” —Henry Ward Beecher

“We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies.” —Voltaire

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” — Josh Billings

“A mature Christian has capacity to absorb the offenses and weaknesses of others, not just demand they perform up to the code of ideals.” —Stephen Crosby

“To understand is to forgive, even oneself.” —Alexander Chase

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you.” —Unknown

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” —Cherie Carter-Scott

“The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.” —Oscar Wilde

“He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.” —George Herbert

Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die. —Unknown

“A Christian will find it cheaper to pardon than to resent. Forgiveness saves the expense of anger, the cost of hatred, and the waste of spirit.” —Hannah More

“Forgiveness is giving up the possibility of a better past.” —Unknown

Dorothy M. Neddermeyer, PhD, Life Coach, Hypnotherapist, Author, “101 Great Ways To Improve Your Life.” Mind, Body, Spirit healing and Physical/Sexual Abuse Prevention and Recovery. As an inspirational leader, Dr. Neddermeyer empowers people to view life’s challenges as an opportunity for Personal/Professional Growth and Spiritual Awakening. http://www.drdorothy.net