Paulo Coelho Quotes

You can always forgive, you just can't really forget.

...forgiving is not the same as forgetting.

When we forgive someone, we do not forget the hurtful act, as if forgetting came along with the forgiveness package, the way strings come with a violin. Begin with the basics. If you forget, you will not forgive at all. You can never forgive people for things you have forgotten about. You need to forgive precisely because you have not forgotten what someone did; your memory keeps the pain alive long after the hurt has stopped. Remembering is the storage of pain. It is why you need to be healed in the first place.

But really, the term “forgive and forget” doesn’t make sense to me. Forgiving does allow us to stop dwelling on an issue, which isn’t always healthy. But if we forget, we don’t learn from our mistakes. And that can be deadly.

One can forgive but one should never forget.

To forgive and forget means to throw away dearly bought experience.

I can forgive, I just can't forget.

Forgive, but don't forget

What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should.

If you are going to forgive a person, Liz decides, it is best to do it sooner rather than later. Later, Liz knows from experience, could be sooner than you thought.

It does'nt matter who forgives you, if you're the one who can't forget.

Forgive yourself, but don't forget

Forgiving doesn't make the person who hurt you feel better, it makes you feel better.

To forgive freely, is what we owe to our enemy; to forget not, is what we owe to ourselves.

Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.

How can you forgive if you can’t remember to forget?

Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.

We all make mistakes but one has to move on.

Dwell on the past and you will lose an eye. Forget the past and you will lose both eyes.

Forgive but never forget

I will always forgive but I will never forget.

Good to forgive, Best to forget.

One of my biggest lessons in life is, we heal at the speed of our forgiveness.

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness.