“To be Christian means to forgive the inexcusable, because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” — C. S. Lewis

“Without forgiveness, there is no future.” — Desmond Tutu

“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” — Lewis B. Smedes

“Only the brave know how to forgive.” — Laurence Sterne

“When you forgive somebody who has wronged you, you’re spared the dismal corrosion of bitterness and wounded pride.” — Frederick Buechner

“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” — Mahatma Gandhi

“Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.” — Anne Lamott

“When a deep injury is done to us, we never recover until we forgive.” — Alan Paton

“Forgiving … is the only reaction which does not merely re-act but acts anew and unexpectedly.” — Hannah Arendt