Charles Caleb Colton Quotes

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

Living without hate for people is almost impossible. There is nothing wrong with fantasizing about revenge. You can have that feeling. You just shouldn't act in it.

People piss you off but its always important to forgive and forget.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I always struggled with the idea of forgiving my enemies.

Always forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

I will not be revenged, and this I owe to my enemy; but I will remember, and this I owe to myself.

If I stayed angry at other people, I would miss finding friends among those I was angry with.

I don't want to waste time being angry at someone I love.

By paying our other debts, we are equal with all mankind; but in refusing to pay a debt of revenge, we are superior.

In taking revenge upon our enemies, we are only even with them; in passing over their malice we are superior.

I find that forgiving one's enemies is a most curious morbid pleasure; perhaps I should check it.

I don't think vengeance is much good.

Doing an injury puts you below your enemy; revenging one make you but even with him; forgiving it sets you above him.

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.

Sometimes, you have to make the choice to forgive 10 times a day when you have these pockets of anger come up. That's a lot of work, but to me it's worthwhile.

I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

When you're mad at someone, it's probably best not to break his arm with a baseball bat.

Without forgiveness life is governed by... an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.

When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

It is good to forget one's anger against one's wrongdoer, whoever he may be, for countless number of evils will quickly grow from this anger.

If you lose a fight with someone, you don't get revenge from fighting someone else.

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

Those who hate you don't win unless you hate them back.

To get rid of an enemy one must love him.