“The day the devil asks for forgiveness is the day he ceases to be considered the wicked one. It's said that God loves to forgive.”

“Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.”

George Foreman (1949) a retired American professional boxer, ordained Baptist minister, author and entrepreneur

“The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.”

Alden Nowlan (1933–1983) Canadian writer

“God may forgive sins, he said, but awkwardness has no forgiveness in heaven or earth.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.”

Emily Brontë book Wuthering Heights

“My great mistake, the fault for which I can’t forgive myself, is that one day I ceased my obstinate pursuit of my own individuality.”

Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish writer and poet

“The gods… the gods may forgive much, to a truly penitent heart."
Her smile grew bitter as desert brine. "The gods may forgive Ista all day long. But if Ista does not forgive Ista, the gods may go hang themselves."”

Lois McMaster Bujold book Paladin of Souls

“I believe that time, with its infinite understanding, will one day forgive me.”

William Saroyan (1908–1981) American writer

“Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.”

Clive Staples Lewis book The Problem of Pain

“The devil's everywhere,' he said. 'Not just at Brunswick one day and somewhere else the next. He's everywhere.”

Helen Garner book Cosmo Cosmolino