Rick Warren Quotes

Humanity is never so beautiful as when praying for forgiveness, or else forgiving another.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

God forgives us... who am I not to forgive?

When people realize that they have been forgiven of everything, it becomes a little bit easier for them to forgive others.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

I believe in forgiveness.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

You don't have to be a believer in Jesus Christ to be a gracious individual and understand that everybody messes up and that most are looking for a second chance.

If people become kinder to each other and begin to forgive some bitterness, if they begin to love their neighbor as the Most High loves us, then I am for it.

There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

I think sometimes it is more important to be gracious than to win.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.

Christians are supposed to be the most forgiving people on the face of the Earth.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

The most merciful thing in the world... is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

I think we're moving toward moments of grace and understanding. And I think these things take time.

Respect all manner of men regardless of their station in life. Compassion is one of the greatest virtues.

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take us long To get so we had no one left to live with. For to be social is to be forgiving.