James Thomson Quotes

Forgiveness to the injured does belong; but they ne'er pardon who have done wrong.

Only the brave know how to forgive... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature.

Sins cannot be undone, only forgiven.

To forgive and to be forgiven are the two points of holy magnificence and holy modesty; round these two centres the whole doctrine of largesse revolves.

We should always forgive. We should forgive the repentant for their sake, the unrepentant for our sake.

But You never reject a repentant and humble heart.

Repentance is a sweet solace to conscience as well as the most complete atonement to the Supreme Judge of our offenses; notwithstanding, the tongue of malevolence and scurrility may be continually preparing its most poisonous ingredients for the punishment of a crime, which has already received more than half a pardon.

You have to be a little contrite to get redemption.

We're only here to love God and each other. I'm not saying I've never gotten angry at anyone. I do. But you've got to forgive and move on.

God forgives us... who am I not to forgive?

And the only thing to do with a sin is to confess, do penance and then, after some kind of decent interval, ask for forgiveness.

God is not looking for repayment, but repentance. What heals a broken relationship is sincere love and contrition.

To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

I hope when I'm on my deathbed, people forgive me, because there is a lot to forgive.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

Only the brave know how to forgive...

In order to properly repent, he who has sinned against the public must make public reparation.

To have clemency, it is necessary to admit guilt.

I clearly have done things that were wrong. I've clearly had to seek God's forgiveness.

I am a Christian, and the Bible teaches me to forgive.

Age is full of regrets and most of them are about treating people unkindly.

I have published a proclamation: 'Forgive us our transgressions as we forgive those who transgress against us.' I have ordered all citizens to return to their parishes to enjoy the benefits of this general amnesty.