Not Forgiving Quotes (page 2)
![Tom Robbins quote: "If it is committed in the name of God or country, there is no..."](/pic/38756/600x316/quotation-tom-robbins-if-it-is-committed-in-the-name-of-god-or-country.jpg)
Forgiveness means that I continually am willing to forgive the other person for not being God? for not fulfilling all my needs. I, too, must ask forgiveness for not being able to fulfill other people's needs.? The interesting thing is that when you can forgive people for not being God, then you can celebrate that they are a reflection of God.
Henri Nouwen
![Paulo Coelho quote: "Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again...."](/pic/328495/600x316/quotation-paulo-coelho-forgive-but-do-not-forget-or-you-will-be-hurt.jpg)
Forgiving and being reconciled to our enemies or our loved ones are not about pretending that things are other than they are. It is not about patting one another on the back and turning a blind eye to the wrong. True reconciliation exposes the awfulness, the abuse, the hurt, the truth. It could even sometimes make things worse. It is a risky undertaking but in the end it is worthwhile, because in the end only an honest confrontation with reality can bring real healing. Superficial...
Desmond Tutu
![J. D. Salinger quote: "Forgive the pessimism, if not the sonority. But I know how..."](/pic/371981/600x316/quotation-j-d-salinger-forgive-the-pessimism-if-not-the-sonority-but-i.jpg)
![Milan Kundera quote: "Forgive me," he went on. "For a long time I have had the..."](/pic/359989/600x316/quotation-milan-kundera-forgive-me-he-went-on-for-a-long-time-i-have.jpg)