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Category Archives: forgiveness
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are
Keeping score of old scores and scars, getting even and one-upping, always makes you less than you are. – Malcolm Forbes What does that mean? To me, this quote is full of fairly straight forward advice. The quote works from … Continue reading
Posted in calm, compassion, forgiveness, growth, reflection, self resepct
Tagged @QuoteHouse, compassion, forgiveness, letting go, Malcolm Forbes
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Disturbing emotions not only disturb our own state of mind, they also disturb the minds of others.
Disturbing emotions not only disturb our own state of mind, they also disturb the minds of others. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? Our lives intersect the lives of others. When we are with others, if we have any empathy at … Continue reading
Posted in anger, emotion, forgiveness, setting an example, struggle, understanding
Tagged @DalaiLama, Dalai Lama, disturbing, emotion
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Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. – Charles Dickens What does that mean? This is a slightly shortened quote from Our Mutual Friend, Book 2, Chapter 8. However, … Continue reading
Posted in belief, character, compassion, forgiveness, honest, hope
Tagged @yomutra, character, Charles Dickens, compassion, forgiveness, hope
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If God forgives us we must forgive ourselves otherwise its like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.
If God forgives us we must forgive ourselves otherwise its like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him. – C.S. Lewis What does that mean? Like many of his quotes, this is a very religiously oriented quote. In this … Continue reading
Always forgive your enemies…
Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much. – Oscar Wilde What does that mean? Well, it seems to be stated as if it were a joke, a mind game to play with your enemies. But it is true, it will … Continue reading
Any man may easily do harm…
Any man may easily do harm, but not every man can do good to another. – Plato What does that mean? Well, I’m afraid I have to disagree slightly with him. It’s a quibble, but : Anyone CAN do good. Many … Continue reading
Posted in contribution, forgiveness, kindness, service
Tagged @philo_quotes, compassion, contribute, forgiveness, kindness, Plato, service, strength
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Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on.
Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on. – Les Brown What does that mean? To me, it talks of the futility of reliving the past. Dragging the anchors of your failures with you as you try … Continue reading
Posted in character, dignity, forgiveness, kindness, self resepct, tolerance
Tagged faults, forgive, Les Brown, mistake, Unknown
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As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. – Albert Schweitzer What does that mean? When I’m mad at someone, often because I think they’re being mean, or there has been some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in chocolate, empathy, forgiveness, humility, kindness, persistence
Tagged Albert Schweitzer, forgiveness, kindness, melt, Unknown
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Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.
Anger: an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) What does that mean? This phrase, in a slightly … Continue reading
Posted in anger, contemplation, delay, forgiveness, reflection, understanding
Tagged acid, anger, harm, Seneca, Unknown
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