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"Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart."
Corrie Ten Boom
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"Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength."
August Wilson
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"Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon."
Mary McCarthy
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"You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well."
Lewis B. Smedes
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"Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologize or change. Don't worry whether or not they finally understand you. Love them and release them. Life feeds back truth to people in its own way and time."
Sara Paddison
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"Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future."
Paul Boese
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"We achieve inner health only through forgiveness - the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves."
Joshua Loth Liebman
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"Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on."
Alice Miller
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