Bill Johnson Quotes

We all say things sometimes to hurt people, so it's important to forgive and have peace with others and forgive and be at peace with yourself.

I think one of the most important things in evolving is forgiveness.

He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love.

It's not easy to forgive. I definitely don't forget, but I do forgive and I think that you should.

Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? -Eriond

Bring into your mind anyone against whom you have a grievance and let it go. Send that person your forgiveness.

What antidote can there be for an idea that popular and poisonous? Revenge provides revenge, which is sure to provide revenge, forming an endless chain of human misery. Here's the antidote: Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Amen.

Let us forget and forgive injuries.

Healing cannot be done by settling a score.

Isn't it easier to forgive than to hate? Until we learn how to forgive, that sort of thing is going to keep on happening." He pointed at the tall pillars of smoke rising to the north. "Hate is a sterile thing, Belgarion.

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.

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

When you make a decision to forgive it's a decision that you have to make intellectually.

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

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.

Many people have trouble with forgiveness because they have been taught it is a singular act to be completed in one sitting. That is not so. Forgiveness has many layers, many seasons.

For me, the healing process starts with graciousness and forgiveness.

I've had people send messages that said, 'I'm sorry how I treated you in high school.' It was just through kindness. I still think of the world the same way I did growing up. When I got hurt, I decided that this is how people are. But the world is changing, and even those people have changed. And I have. I need to let go, too.

I forgive everyone in my life.

I didn't know if I would ever reconcile with my family, and I needed to believe that I could forgive, regardless.

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.

We all know in our hearts that forgiveness is the right thing; it's just a matter of being inspired to reach that place.

I think the hardest thing in life is to forgive. Hate is self destructive. If you hate somebody, you're not hurting the person you hate, you're hurting yourself. It's a healing, actually, it's a real healing...forgiveness.

Hate cannot overcome hate; only love can do that.

Forgiveness doesn't sit there like a pretty boy in a bar. Forgiveness is the old fat guy you have to haul up a hill.