Emily Bronte Quotes

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge and dares to forgive an injury.

Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.

Mandela's heroism is the heroism of a man who suffered so badly for what he thought of as freedom. And yet when he had the upper hand he has this incredible self-control and these incredible leadership qualities.

Jesus Christ is a prince of peace. He told us to live in peace. He told us to love our enemies. He told us to do good to them that spitefully use us.

Strength of character means the ability to overcome resentment against others, to hide hurt feelings, and to forgive quickly.

It is not enjoined upon us to forget, but we are told to forgive, our enemies.

It is often better not to see an insult than to avenge it.

I forgive everyone. There's no reason to hold anything against someone. Revenge is over with.

You have to let other people be right' was his answer to their insults. 'It consoles them for not being anything else.

More courage is required to forgive than is required to take up arms.

People can forgive each other.

A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive.

To bear with patience wrongs done to oneself is a mark of perfection, but to bear with patience wrongs done to someone else is a mark of imperfection and even of actual sin.

I don't bear any bitterness towards anyone.

We think that forgiveness is weakness, but it's absolutely not; it takes a very strong person to forgive.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.

He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.

The greatness of a man's power is the measure of his surrender.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.

Jesus teaches us to forgive and I've got to trust him on that one.

Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it.

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

I want to be indifferent to vengeance. It's degrading. Not having a spirit of vengeance protects me, internally.