Pittacus of Mytilene Quotes

Instead of a man of peace and love, I have become a man of violence and revenge.

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Let us forget and forgive injuries.

Healing cannot be done by settling a score.

Retaliation is sometimes mercy, mercy to both parties

We shall prepare the coffee of reconciliation through the filter of justice. Through reconciliation, streams of tears will come to our eyes.

I'm not a guy who believes in revenge.

Gandhi was right: if we all live by 'an eye for an eye' the whole world will be blind. The only way out is forgiveness.

Ours is a nation that does not seek revenge.

We do not celebrate the death of our enemies.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

He bore no grudge against those he had wronged.

A merely fallen enemy may rise again, but the reconciled one is truly vanquished.

The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.

The world would have peace if the men of politics would only follow the Gospel.

Some people would rather dig fresh graves than heal old wounds.

Enmity immediately tumbles away when one side lets it fall.

Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence

I will always forgive but I will never forget.

I don’t hate anyone including my enemies.

We can't continue with a justice of vengeance. Peace will require us to accept a certain degree of impunity; it's inevitable.

What is forgiveness? An emotion? A coping mechanism? An element of deepest faith? A way for the heart and soul to combat the type of hate, anger, rage and a thirst for revenge that could ultimately consume a person? All of those and more?

Sometimes there's just no room for apologies.

There is no forgiveness, justice, or healing on any level when hate is involved.