“Kneel not to me: the power that I have on you is to spare you; the malice towards you to forgive you: live, and deal with others better.”
William Shakespeare
Second ChancesMercy
Forgiveness Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness Quotes
Read the best forgiveness quotes from Shakespeare, the Bible, the Mahabharata, Francis Bacon, Benjamin Franklin and more, with wise words on letting go and moving on.
“Forget, forgive; conclude and be agreed.”
William Shakespeare
ReconciliationPeace
“Who by repentance is not satisfied is nor of heaven nor earth.”
William Shakespeare
ApologyRepentance
“No ceremony that to great ones 'longs, not the king's crown, nor the deputed sword, the marshal's truncheon, nor the judge's robe, become them with one half so good a grace as mercy does.”
William Shakespeare
MercyLeadership
“Give me your pardon, sir: I've done you wrong; but pardon't, as you are a gentleman.”
William Shakespeare
ApologySaying Sorry
“They being penitent, the sole drift of my purpose doth extend not a frown further.”
William Shakespeare
Letting GoMercy
“No cause, no cause.”
William Shakespeare
Father And DaughterGrace
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.”
The Bible (Matthew 6:14)
FaithBeing Forgiven
“Forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.”
The Bible (Luke 6:37)
Short QuotesFaith
“And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.”
The Bible (Luke 17:4)
PatienceRepentance
“Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.”
The Bible (Matthew 5:24)
ReconciliationFamily
“Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.”
The Bible (Leviticus 19:18)
GrudgesLove
“Say not, I will do so to him as he hath done to me: I will render to the man according to his work.”
The Bible (Proverbs 24:29)
RevengeWisdom
“Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
The Bible (John 8:11)
Second ChancesGrace
“Lord, lay not this sin to their charge.”
The Bible (Acts 7:60)
Forgiving EnemiesFaith
“So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.”
The Bible (2 Corinthians 2:7)
CompassionRestoration
“If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account.”
The Bible (Philemon 1:18)
GraceFriendship
“For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.”
The Bible (Psalm 86:5)
God's MercyFaith
“But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest be feared.”
The Bible (Psalm 130:4)
God's MercyFaith
“Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.”
The Bible (Psalm 32:1)
Being ForgivenBlessing
“For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.”
The Bible (Jeremiah 31:34)
Fresh StartGod's Mercy
“Son, thy sins be forgiven thee.”
The Bible (Mark 2:5)
Being ForgivenFaith
“And let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.”
The Bible (Isaiah 55:7)
Coming HomeGod's Mercy
“I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely.”
The Bible (Hosea 14:4)
HealingUnconditional Love
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
The Bible (2 Chronicles 7:14)
HealingPrayer