Miroslav Volf Quotes

There is some tension but at the end of the day you have to reconcile.

I don't think any relationship responds well to pressure.

The practice of peace and reconciliation is one of the most vital and artistic of human actions.

Many promising reconciliations have broken down because while both parties come prepared to forgive, neither party come prepared to be forgiven.

In wider spaces, people bearing historical grudges with each other were separated by the muting qualities of distance.

The good people of this world are very far from being satisfied with each other & my arms are the best peacemakers.

In every family, people fight, don't talk and then make amends.

I love my mother and hope to one day reconcile with her.

You don't make peace with your friends. You make peace with your enemies.

While it takes at least two to reconcile, it only takes one to forgive.

You don't make peace only with G-d. You make it with people. Sin isn't global. It's personal. If you do wrong to someone, the only way to fix that is to go to that same person and do right by him.

Reconciliation is not possible when one party asks the other to obliterate all signs of their relationship.

Forgiveness isn’t something I’m preoccupied with — turning the other cheek isn’t my trip.

A wound in the friendship of young persons, as in the bark of young trees, may be so grown over as to leave no scar. The case is very different in regard to old persons and old timber. The reason of this may be accountable from the decline of the social passions, and the prevalence of spleen, suspicion, and rancor towards the latter part of life.

Quarrels are a natural part of relationships. Making up is always the best part.

Forgiveness must be immediate, whether or not a person asks for it. Trust must be rebuilt over time. Trust requires a track record. If someone hurts you repeatedly, you are commanded by God to forgive them instantly, but you are not expected to trust them immediately, and you are not expected to continue allowing them to hurt you.

Emphasize reconciliation, not resolution. It is unrealistic to expect everyone to agree about everything. Reconciliation focuses on the relationship, while resolution focuses on the problem. When we focus on reconciliation, the problem loses significance and often becomes irrelevant.

Without forgiveness, there is no future. Forgiveness is not nebulous, impractical and idealistic. It's thoroughly realistic. It's real political in the long run.

Studies of reconciliation in primates have demonstrated that if the relationship value increases between two parties they are more willing to make peace.

My aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women's feet and asked for forgiveness.

We must not only speak about forgiveness and reconciliation, we must act on these principles.

The only way to peace is forgiveness.

We forgive and forget. At least I forgive and he forgets.

There was a lot of apologizing going on, but I realized that was how it was with people you cared about. You forgave each other and moved on.

If I have said something to hurt a man once, I shall not get the better of this by saying many things to please him.