Dec 13, 2010

FORGIVENESS AND LOVE VS HATE AND RESENTMENT

Forgiveness is to open the door to free and release somebody and then realizing that you are the prisoner to be freed. Max Lucado

Forgiveness is the key that unlocks the handcuffs of hate.  William Ward 

Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.  Mark Twain

Life is short: Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love truly, Laugh uncontrollably, And Never regret anything that made you smile!!!!  Proverb

Forgiveness is giving up your right to hate me for hurting you. Unknown

If you judge and criticize the people, you will not have time to love them. Mother Teresa

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names. For those to whom much is given, much is required. 
John Fitzgerald Kennedy.  35th president of the United States, 1917-1963

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. Catherine Ponder

Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.  Oscar Wilde

Forgive and forget. Sour grapes make for a lousy wine.  Unknown

When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power. Unknown

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. - Mahatma Gandhi

Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting. 
William Ward

You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well. Lewis Smedes

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

A whisper of love is louder than a chorus of hate. Unknown.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love. Bryant McHill

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

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Lewis Smedes.

Sincere forgiveness isn't colored with expectations that the other person apologizes 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 Padison

The stupid neither forgive nor forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget. Thomas S. Zsazs

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated. Coretta Scott King.

Let no man pull you low enough to hate him.  Martin Luther King Jr.

Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest. Sri Chinmoy

Those who insult others are usually describing themselves.  Jay Huff

You practice forgiveness for two reasons: to let others know that you no longer wish to be in a state of hostility with them and to free yourself from the self-defeating energy of resentment. Send love in some form to those you feel have wronged you and notice how much better you feel.  
Dr. Wayne Dyer

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius

If you really want to love, you must learn to forgive. Mother Teresa

Learn to forgive, starting with yourself. Unknown

The measure of love is to love without measure or limitations and ….. if you correct and reprimand somebody, you should do it with love and care, and if you forgive, you should also forgive with deep love.   San Augustine.

I am mature enough to forgive you, but not dumb enough to trust you again.  Unknown.

Before you talk, listen. Before you react, think. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Unknown

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look that becomes a habit. Peter Ustinov

Forgiveness is of high value, yet it costs nothing. Unknown

Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future. -Paul Boese

Forgiveness begins where blame ends. Leo Bucaglia

Do not judge, and you shall not be judged: do not condemn, and you shall not be condemned: FORGIVE, and you shall be FORGIVEN. Luke 6:37

Dec 6, 2010

SOME NEW QUOTES.....to learn and grow.


When anger rises, think of the consequences. ~ Confucius

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.  A. Lincoln

Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. - Judy Garland

Those who intend on becoming great should love neither themselves nor their own things, but only what is just, whether it happens to be done by themselves or others.”  Plato

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge. Plato

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.  Tagore

People will not remember what you said, they will remember how you made them feel.  Unknown

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.  Churchill

Nobody can hurt me without my permission.  Mahatma Gandhi

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. Mahatma Gandhi.

Sometimes it is not good enough to do your best; you have to do what's required. - Sir Winston Churchill


Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu

The man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. Henry David Thoreau

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone. ~Bill Cosby

Good habits result from resisting temptation. Ancient Proverb

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. - Jimi Hendrix

He who can take advice is sometimes superior to him who can give it. -Erica Jong

There are people who have money and people who are rich. Coco Chanel

The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury. Marcus Aurelius

A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove. But the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child. Forest E. Witcraft

Nobody really cares if you’re miserable, so you might as well be happy. Unknown

My dear child, you must believe in God despite what the clergy tells you. Benjamin Jowet

Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not wish to sign his work. Anatole France

The less we deserve good fortune, the more we hope for it. ~ Seneca

Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. -Aristotle

Sure God created man before woman, but then again you always make a rough draft before creating the final masterpiece. Unknown

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. Jesse Jackson

I would rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate. -George Burns

Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens. - Carl Jung

Don't worry what people think, they don't do it very often. Unknown

Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi

Whenever you have truth it must be given with love, or the message and the messenger will be rejected. Gandhi

The amount of happiness that you have depends on the amount of freedom you have in your heart. -Thich Nhat Hanh

When it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.
 GK Chesterton

Treat people like mirrors and watch how you reflect in their eyes. Nnamdi G. Osuagwu