Top 1200 Forgiveness And Peace Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

Forgiveness is the scent that the rose leaves on the heel that crushes it.

It's easier to beg forgiveness than ask permission.

He has made peace with himself, as Isaac the Syrian says, and heaven and earth have made peace with him. He is gathering the fruit of humility. But this takes place only on the narrow way, and few there be that find it.

The essence of forgiveness is absorbing pain instead of giving it.

Repentance is a change of behavior which invites forgiveness.

The greatest threat to our world and its peace comes from those who want war, who prepare for it, and who, by holding out vague promises of future peace or by instilling fear of foreign aggression, try to make us accomplices to their plans.

This is a wonderful joke to play upon a prisoner, to promise forgiveness.

Never be hurried in anything. Do all things calmly and in a spirit of repose. Do not lose your inward peace even if everything seems to be going wrong. What is anything in life compared to peace of soul?

See, forgiveness doesn't happen all at once. It's not an event - it's a process.

Forgiveness is the greatest weapon that God has given us.

Who would care to question the ground of forgiveness or compassion.

I have to keep reminding myself: If you give your life to God, he doesn't promise you happiness and that everything will go well. But he does promise you peace. You can have peace and joy, even in bad circumstances.

Tabasco sauce is to bachelor cooking what forgiveness is to sin.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness

Let us use love and compassion. Peace begins with a smile. Smile five times a day at someone you don't really want to smile at at all. Do it for peace.

You don't think we have a copyright to forgiveness, it is done by people everywhere.

Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet.

It's easier to ask forgiveness than to beg for permission.

[Saddam Hussein] could have easily reconstituted a program. He was a threat to peace before we went in. He'd have been a threat to peace had we left him in power. Oftentimes history judges you on the decisions you make.

A huge part of real love is constant forgiveness.

But forgiveness must not only be given but received also.

Each of us by our daily acts of peace and our commitment to building a better world can inspire others and help create a groundswell for peace too powerful to be turned aside.

The basic cause of all our difficulties is immaturity. That's why I talk so much about peace within ourselves as a step toward peace in our world. If we were mature, war would not be possible and peace would be assured. In our immaturity we do not know the laws of the universe, and we think evil can be overcome by more evil. One symptom of our immaturity is greed, making it difficult for us to learn the simple lesson of sharing.

If we want there to be peace in the world, we have to be brave enough to soften what is rigid in our hearts, to find the soft spot and stay with it. We have to have that kind of courage and take that kind of responsibility. That’s the true practice of peace.

I resigned from the Marine Corps and flying in 1974, even though I loved them both. I quit because I no longer wanted to fight for peace. Instead, I believe we can build a more sustainable peace by working for prosperity.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

It is essential for world peace that the world religions make peace with each other. If they don't, we can hardly expect the nations of the world to lay down their arms.

Looking for peace is like looking for a turtle with a mustache: You won't be able to find it. But when your heart is ready, peace will come looking for you.

The only thing harder than forgiveness is the alternative.

The day will come when the people will make so insistent their demand that there be peace in the world that the Governments will get out of the way and let them have peace.

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

I learned that true forgiveness includes total acceptance.

Forgiveness has its comforts, but it can never give you back what you've lost.

Forgiveness is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Forgiveness is commendable, but apply not ointment to the wound of an oppressor.

Forgiveness is the highest and most difficult of all moral lessons.

When you're betrayed there's a period of shame and then there's always forgiveness.

Every man has a right to change, a chance of forgiveness.

There is freedom in forgiveness, and it's not that hard to do once you get into the habit.

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

When I felt real forgiveness, my heart was set free.

As prime minister, I changed Israel's position on peace negotiations. I made it clear that we are ready to go along with Resolution 242 of the U.N. Security Council, which specifies withdrawal to secure and recognized boundaries in the context of peace.

This doctrine of forgiveness of sin is a premium on crime. Forgive us our sins means Let us continue in our iniquity. It is one of the most pernicious of doctrines, and one of the most fruitful sources of immorality. It has been the chief cause of making Christian nations the most immoral of nations. In teaching this doctrine Christ committed a sin for which his death did not atone, and which can never be forgiven. There is no forgiveness of sin. Every cause has its effect; every sinner must suffer the consequences of his sins.

When the believer is faced with a decision regarding a questionable matter, he should never proceed unless he has complete peace about it. If there is nothing wrong with it, then God is able to give complete peace.

In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.

We do not need the forgiveness of God, but of each other and of ourselves.

I'm currently in an interesting correspondence with a nun about forgiveness.

The Nazi signs have got to stop. If you're in a peace march and the guy next to you has a sign saying that 'Bush is Hitler,' forget the peace thing for a second and beat his ass, because he is not Hitler.

I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.

Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.

Nothing inspires forgiveness quite like revenge.

It's better to ask forgiveness than permission. - Brom

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Lots will get on the mic and tell huge audiences to pray for world peace. And there's a scientific study that shows when everyone prays for peace, whole war zones on the planet actually cease fighting for that day!

I love that duality of Wonder Woman: that she both wants peace and means peace, but when push comes to shove and someone needs to be put down like a dog, that's what she would be willing to do.

The ultimate form of love for God and men is forgiveness.

After grief for sin there should be joy for forgiveness.

Forgiveness doesn't mean we have to pretend someone didn't hurt us.