Quotes by Philosophers - Page 202

A man is called a sinner not because he sins more than others but because he defends he sins and glories in them and is unwilling to seek forgiveness
Bangambiki Habyarimana
To forgive is a gift of God that permits us to let go of our past hurts.
Jean Vanier
Forgiveness is the best way to disempower the enemy.
Gift Gugu Mona
In the long run, every man will pay the penalty for his own misdeeds. The man who remembers this will be angry with no one, indignant with no one, revile no one, blame no one, offend no one, hate no one.
Epictetus
It is impossible to forgive whoever has done us harm if that harm has lowered us. We have to think that it has not lowered us, but has revealed our true level.
Simone Weil
You will find it possible to forgive when you realize that forgiveness is a remedy to self.
Gift Gugu Mona
A world where a majority had imbibed the lessons implicit within tragic art would be one in which the consequences of our failures would necessarily cease to weigh upon us so heavily.
Alain de Botton
There is a limit to human charity," said Lady Outram, trembling all over."There is," said Father Brown dryly, "and that is the real difference between human charity and Christian charity. You must forgive me if I was not altogether crushed by your contempt for my uncharitableness today; or by the lectures you read me about pardon for every sinner. For it seems to me that you only pardon the sins that you don't really think sinful. You only forgive criminals when they commit what you don't regard as crimes, but rather as conventions. So you tolerate a conventional duel, just as you tolerate a conventional divorce. You forgive because there isn't anything to be forgiven.
G.K. Chesterton
Let what offends God offend me, and what God pardons, I pardon.
Criss Jami
A single gentle rain makes the grass many shades greener. So our prospects brighten on the influx of better thoughts. We should be blessed if we lived in the present always, and took advantage of every accident that befell us, like the grass which confesses the influence of the slightest dew that falls on it; and did not spend our time in atoning for the neglect of past opportunities, which we call doing our duty. We loiter in winter while it is already spring.
Henry David Thoreau
And what of regrets? I shall live with them. I shall accept my regrets as part of my life, to be numbered among my self-inflicted wounds. But I will not endlessly gaze at them. I shall allow the memories to prod me into doing better with those still living. And I shall allow them to sharpen the vision and intensify the hope for that Great Day coming when we can all throw ourselves into each other's arms and say, "I'm sorry.
Nicholas Wolterstorff
Amo amas amat amamus amatis amant amavi amavisti amavit amavimus amavistis amaverunt amavero amaveris amaverit… Everything was love. Everything will be love. Everything has been love. Everything would be love. Everything would have been love. Ah, that was it, the truth at last. Everything would have been love. The huge eye, which had become an immense sphere, was gently breathing, only it was not an eye nor a sphere but a great wonderful animal covered in little waving legs like hairs, waving oh so gently as if they were under water. All shall be well and all shall be well said the ocean. So the place of reconciliation existed after all, not like a little knot hole in a cupboard but flowing everywhere and being everything. I had only to will it and it would be, for spirit is omnipotent only I never knew it, like being able to walk on the air. I could forgive. I could be forgiven. I could forgive. Perhaps that was the whole of it after all. Perhaps being forgiven was just forgiving only no one had ever told me. There was nothing else needful. Just to forgive. Forgiving equals being forgiven, the secret of the universe, do not whatever you do forget it. The past was folded up and in the twinkling of an eye everything had been changed and made beautiful and good.
Iris Murdoch
A man does not have to feel less than human to realize his sin; oppositely, he has to realize that he gets no special vindication for his sin.
Criss Jami
Hypocrisy versus authenticity among men is not always so black and white, and as is righteousness, humility is often self-proclaimed. The Church is most definitely supposed to be a hospital for the spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically sick, hurting, and broken individual, yet ironically, many of its critics are those who ran away and permanently denounced its members after they visited and felt that they were sneezed on.
Criss Jami
Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others' faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, but did not tell us to hate those who practice unwholesome actions.
Dōgen
Love is without a doubt the laziest theory for the meaning of life, but when it actually comes a time to do it we find just enough energy to over-complicate life again. Any devil can love, whom he himself sees as, a good person who has treated him well, but to love also the polar opposite is what separates love from fickle emotions.
Criss Jami
One should never do wrong in return, nor mistreat any man, no matter how one has been mistreated by him.
Socrates
To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
Confucius
Loss of worldly riches is better than loss of heavenly treasures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A physical wound may heal, but a spiritual one may last for ever
Bangambiki Habyarimana
Good can exist without evil,but evil cannot exist without good.The former is eternal,the latter is temporal.
Matshona Dhliwayo
If you ask God for love,He may give you someone to forgive.If you ask God for patience,He may give you someone to bear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Fools do not acknowledge God,the proud reject Him,the wise embrace Him,and the righteous worship Him.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Spiritual battles have greater consequences than earthly wars.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Welcome the righteous,avoid the wicked,and yet open both arms to the repentant.Whoever receives them receives God.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The slightest act of love holds greater spiritual power than a thousand rituals.
Matshona Dhliwayo
One gains more from a fast than a feast.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pray greatly.Pray gladly.Pray graciously.Pray gallantly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pray patiently.Pray purposefully.Pray painstakingly.Pray perfectly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pray daily.Pray daringly.Pray desperately.Pray determinedly.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Pray sensibly.Pray scrupulously.Pray selflessly.Pray seriously.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love in your mind gives you strength.Love in your heart gives you fortitude.Love in your soul gives you influence.Love in your life gives you power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The Blessing #2:May love lead your eyes to look out for others,may love lead your ears to listen to others,may love lead your tongue to encourage others,may love lead your hands to help others,may love lead your mind to think of others,may love lead your heart to feel for others,and may love lead your soul to pray for others.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The Blessing #1:May your eyes be profitable,may your ears be dutiful,may your tongue be insightful,may your hands be successful.May your mind be fruitful,may your heart be blissful,may your soul be joyful,may your life be peaceful.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your inner light is your inner power.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The soul's tears are worth more than the heart's smiles.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Inner beauty magnifies outer beauty.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A sweet soul will take you further than a sweet tongue.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is the soul's symphony.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Make your mark in the world with divine ink: love.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greatest universe is the one within you.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is the soul's rainbow.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love poured out multiplies love poured in.
Matshona Dhliwayo
A heart's wound heals quicker than a soul's scratch.
Matshona Dhliwayo
An ounce of love can overcome a mountain of fear.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The greater your inner light the brighter your outer world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is the highest prayer; as God is love, God cannot ignore Himself.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your inner light is your brightest light.
Matshona Dhliwayo
To shine always love always.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The most beautiful rainbow is the one inside your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Your inner light lights up your outer world.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The soul's joys are greater than the heart's pleasures.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The soul’s steps are greater than the heart’s leaps.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The heart smiles when the soul shines.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is the brightest star in the soul's sky.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Bricks on your back are easier to carry than pebbles on your soul.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love in your heart is better than gold in your hands.
Matshona Dhliwayo
The soul's smile is better than the heart's grin.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Breathe a word of prayer, not anger.
Matshona Dhliwayo
Love pouring out of you is evidence of God pouring into you.
Matshona Dhliwayo