Nell Scovell Quotes

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

I forgive very easily, and I suppose, in the same way, I expect to be forgiven very easily as well. I grew up with that.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

I'm a forgiver. I might not forget, but I forgive. My mother, father and older brother always told me: 'Don't hold grudges. If you do that, you don't lower yourself down to your adversary. Just treat people the way you want to be treated.' I honestly think that's why I was able to survive and have some success.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

All we will ever know and share about love, humility, compassion, and sacrifice - the secrets that will reveal and then resolve old sorrows - awaits us within ourselves.

Instead of hating, I have chosen to forgive and spend all of my positive energy on changing the world.

If bitterness wants to get into the act, I offer it a cookie or a gumdrop.

Life takes its path and sometimes there are people to blame. Of course there are bad people in this world. Good, bad, it happens unfortunately. But in a way I think if there was more focus on the good, more good would happen.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

You may be sorry that you spoke, sorry you stayed or went, sorry you won or lost, sorry so much was spent. But as you go through life, you'll find - you're never sorry you were kind.

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.

I should have been kinder when I was younger.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

We all like to forgive, and love best not those who offend us least, nor who have done most for us, but those who make it most easy for us to forgive them.

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.

We experience God to the extent to which we love, forgive, and focus on the good in others and ourselves.

You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.

If someone is misrepresenting my playing career, I try to correct them. If they say something mean about me I'll let them know it hurts my feelings. But I've noticed that the best thing for me is to show love back to them and show positivity and by doing that you gain a fan.

I now see that I never needed to be so mean or cruel.

I think we're all trying our hardest, and a lot of times we do bad things and need to do more good things. We need to be more caring, more forgiving, more loving.

If people become kinder to each other and begin to forgive some bitterness, if they begin to love their neighbor as the Most High loves us, then I am for it.

I have become a person who can focus more on love.

Forgiveness isn't just the absence of anger. I think it's also the presence of self-love, when you actually begin to value yourself.