Josh Billings Quotes

Forgiveness is better than revenge

The films of which I'm most proud I've written are the ones that pivot on forgiveness.

He bore no grudge against those he had wronged.

Healing cannot be done by settling a score.

Without forgiveness, there's no future.

To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.

I remember everything but forgive anyway.

One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he knows it or not.

Forgiveness means letting go of the past.

Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.

Forgiveness is the needle that knows how to mend.

The most important thing that I learned in growing up is that forgiveness is something that, when you do it, you free yourself to move on.

May we not succumb to thoughts of violence and revenge today, but rather to thoughts of mercy and compassion. We are to love our enemies that they might be returned to their right minds.

The first step in forgiveness is the willingness to forgive.

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.

When you forgive somebody, it doesn't necessarily mean you want to invite them to your table.

Forgiveness in any aspect of something that is complex is the greatest tool.

It's the most amazing thing to be able to forgive.

The heart of who I am as a person and as a man is forgiveness, after forgiving my father for a lot of things that were done when I was child.

I have been wrathful all my life, angry against my father and all others. My wrath must end. All my images now are of heaven.

I think there are different levels of forgiveness.

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?

I can never hold a grudge against anyone, even if I know that he has done something wrong to me.

The power of forgiveness transcends personal relationships.