50 Quotes on the Healing Power of Forgiveness

Last Updated on June 3, 2023

Forgiveness is a path to healing. Being able to forgive both yourself and others is a step towards love, inner peace, and freedom. In this post, you will find 50 quotes on the healing power of forgiveness to inspire and motivate you to forgive and let go.

The Role of Forgiveness in Healing

The act of forgiveness can be a great coping mechanism to deal with anger and resentment. When consciously replacing your negative feelings with positive emotions you can reach a personal transformation that leads to emotional healing. It also strengthens your empathy and can reduce stress levels and negative emotions.

As you might know, your body and mind are connected in a way that your thinking can affect your feelings and vice versa. If you are not able to forgive, you hold onto a lot of negative thoughts, anger, and resentment. This can lead to a weakened immune system, increased stress and anxiety, higher blood pressure, higher risk of depression, and worst heart health.

PS: If you want to learn how to forgive someone who hurt you I recommend you to check out my 6-step post on How to forgive and stop holding grudges.

50 Forgiveness and Healing Quotes

Here are 50 quotes on the healing power of forgiveness to inspire you to forgive and let go:

1. “Forgiveness is not forgetting, it’s letting go of the hurt.” – Mary McLeod Bethune

2. “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.” – Paul Boose

3. “We ask for forgiveness. And we forgive others who ask us. In that way we can experience healing, healing in our souls.” – Ed Dobsons

4. “In order to heal, we must first forgive … and sometimes the person we must forgive is ourselves.” – Mila Bron

5. “When you forgive, you in no way change the past—but you sure do change the future.” – Bernard Meltzer

6. “Forgive yourself. The supreme act of forgiveness is when you can forgive yourself for all the wounds you’ve created in your own life. Forgiveness is an act of self-love. When you forgive yourself, self-acceptance begins and self-love grows.” – Miguel Ángel Ruiz Macías

7. “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” – Bryant H. McGill

8. “Forgiveness is the choice to see people as they are now. When we’re mad at people, we’re angry because of something they said or did before this moment. By letting go of the past, we make room for miracles to replace our grievances.” – Marianne Williamson

9. “The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward” – Steve Maraboli

10. “If you want to fly, give up everything that weighs you down.” – Buddha

11. “When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow.” – Anonymous

12. “Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment. It is a choice to show mercy, not to hold the offense up against the offender. Forgiveness is an expression of love.” – Gary Chapman

13. “Forgiveness is man’s deepest need and highest achievement.” – Horace Bushnell

14. “When you initially forgive, it is like letting go of a hot iron. There is initial pain and the scars will show, but you can start living again.” – Stephen Richards

15. “Forgiving doesn’t mean forgetting, it means choosing to remember love instead.” – Kyle Gray

16. “Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.” – Buddha

17. “Forgiving yourself, believing in yourself and choosing to love yourself are the best gifts one could receive.” – Brittany Burgunder

18. “Forgiveness is the final form of love.” – Reinhold Niebuhr

19. “Without forgiveness and love, you will live with resentment, bitterness, malice and strife which result in more pain. You can never love without forgiving. Forgiveness deepens your ability to love and frees you from pain.” – Kemi Sogunle

20. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes

21.”Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness, but because you deserve peace.” – Mel Robbins

22. “Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on.” – Criss Jami

23. “Forgiveness is no longer an option but a necessity for healing” – Caroline Myss

24. “They caused the first wound, but you are causing the rest; this is what not forgiving does. They got it started, but you keep it going. Forgive and let it go, or it will eat you alive. You think they made you feel this way, but when you won’t forgive, you are the one inflicting the pain on yourself.” – Bryant McGill

25. “Forgiveness simply means loving someone enough to pursue healing instead of punishment when they have wronged you….” – Dave Willis

26. “We achieve inner health only through forgiveness—the forgiveness not only of others but also of ourselves.” – Joshua Loth Liebman

27. “Forgiveness is the path to healing” – Jeanne Marie Laskas

28. “True forgiveness is one of the most healing releasing, and freeing gifts we give to ourselves.” – Brandon Bays Quotes

29. “Forgiveness is not something we do for other people. It’s something we do for ourselves to move on.” – Anonymous

30. “The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” – Marianne Williamson

31. “As we practice the work of forgiveness we discover more and more that forgiveness and healing are one.” – Agnes Sanford

32. “When we embrace forgiveness, we instantaneously dissolve stagnant energies from our life, pain and anger that has no benefit or purpose, and in doing so, we open that space in our heart for greater peace, love and healing.” – David Cunliffe

33. “Blame keeps wounds open. Only forgiveness heals.” – Thomas S. Manson

34. “Take a walk through the garden of forgiveness and pick a flower of forgiveness for everything you have ever done. When you get to that time that is now, make a full and total forgiveness of your entire life and smile at the bouquet in your hands because it truly is beautiful.” – Stephen Richards

35. “To me, forgiveness is the cornerstone of healing.” – Sylvia Fraser

36. “Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered, to forgive the one that inflicted it. And yet, there is no peace without forgiveness.” – Marianne Williamson

37. “Forgiveness says you are given another chance to make a new beginning.” – Desmond Tutu

38. “Forgiveness eliminates the wounds of the past from the mind and the heart.” – Iyanla Vanzant

39. “Forgiveness is for you – not the other person. It’s something you do inside yourself that you feel in your body and heart that releases you from your past and frees you to live life fully.” – Barbara J Hunt

40. “You’ll never know how strong your heart is until you learn to forgive who broke it.”– Anonymous

41. “Don’t ever underestimate the power of forgiveness. I’ve seen it free people. I’ve seen it lift burdens that had weighed them down and kept them from moving on.” – Buffy Andrews

42. “You’ll never know how strong your heart is until you learn to forgive who broke it.”– Anonymous

43. “The hardest thing in life is to forgive. But hate is self-destructive. If you hate somebody you’re not hurting the person you hate, you’re hurting yourself. Forgiveness is healing.” – Louis Zamperini

44. “By having a forgiving attitude, you can change your life and the lives of the people you care about most.” – Kathie M. Thomson

45. “One of the most courageous decisions you’ll ever make is to finally let go of what is hurting your heart and soul.”– Anonymous

46. “When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free.” – Katherine Ponder

47. “To forgive is the highest, most beautiful form of love. In return, you will receive untold peace and happiness.” – Robert Muller

48. “Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.” –William Arthur Ward

49. “Forgiving does not erase the bitter past. A healed memory is not a deleted memory. Instead, forgiving what we cannot forget creates a new way to remember. We change the memory of our past into a hope for our future.” –Louis B. Smedes

50. “Forgiveness is just another name for freedom.” – Byron Katie

I hope you enjoyed this post with 50 quotes on the healing power of forgiveness. And, please remember, with forgiveness comes healing. That’s why it’s so important to forgive, not for the sake of others, but for you.

And, if you did enjoy this post, I would be very grateful if you spread the word by sharing it on Twitter, Facebook, or Pinterest! Thank you!❤️

📌 PIN THIS POST FOR LATER

---