John Dryden Quotes

I always tell myself that nothing ever is worth holding onto if it hurt you, because the longer you hold onto anger and resentment, the longer you feed it and keep it alive.

I can hold on to that, that bitterness and that anger. It won't get me anywhere.

Do not grieve yourself too much for those you hate, nor yet forget them utterly.

Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.

I don't like to hold on to anger. It eats you up alive.

People say that forgiving is my flaw, but I really believe that holding grudges and anger is a waste of energy.

But I don't hold grudges.

What we don't recognize is that holding onto resentment is like holding onto your breath. You'll soon start to suffocate.

The hours and days you spend being annoyed or frustrated are times when you deny yourself access to life's best possibilities. When you live in anger and resentment, you cut yourself off from life's goodness.

I had to learn to forgive. I couldn't sleep at night. I got ulcers. I had to let go, to let God deal with it. No one wants to be mad in their own house. I didn't want to be angry my whole life. It takes so much energy out of you to be mean.

There's no regret. You can't regret. I mean, I've felt regret but I've also refused to allow regret to sow a seed and live in me because I don't believe it. You feel it, it's like guilt, it's like jealousy, it's like all those horrible things. You've just got to snip them and get them out, because they're no good.

At least in my life, I cannot hold onto grudges. It's a waste of energy, a waste of time.

I forgave the DAR many years ago. You lose a lot of time hating people.

I never hold a grudge.

As far as having peace within myself, the one way I can do that is forgiving the people who have done wrong to me. It causes more stress to build up anger. Peace is more productive.

I really can't hate more than 5 or 10 years. Wouldn't it be terrible to be always burdened with those primary emotions you had at one time?

I don't hold grudges.

I love the idea of giving up the vengeful nature that so many of us have.

It's not for me to hold any grudges or anything like that.

I hate holding grudges.

I don't believe in harbouring ill feelings about anyone.

I have come to believe that anger and grudges are burning embers in the heart.

In fact, not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.

When we have painful memories from hurting experiences, we may feel justified in holding on to the resentment. But resentment is corrosive. It doesn't affect the person we feel anger toward, it destroys the host.

Never harbor grudges; they sour your stomach and do no harm to anyone else.