Forgiveness Quotes

Because bad blood is kinda gross.

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Forgiveness Quotes

Maybe these quotes can give us the strength to forgive Zayn for leaving One Direction. Click on any forgiveness quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.

"A soft answer turneth away wrath."

Source: Proverbs 15:1 | Author: Unknown

"All have sinned and come short"

Source: The Epistle to the Romans | Author: Paul of Tarsus

"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was."

Source: Luke 10:30, 33-34 | Author: Luke

"Doubting Thomas"

Source: John 20:24-27 | Author: John

"For by grace are ye saved through faith"

Source: Ephesians 2:8 | Author: Paul of Tarsus

"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."

Source: The Gospel of John | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth

"Hey, Stella!"

Source: A Streetcar Named Desire | Author: Tennessee Williams

"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."

Source: Pride and Prejudice | Author: Jane Austen

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."

Speaker: Voltaire

"I just called to say I love you."

Source: I Just Called to Say I Love You | Speaker: Stevie Wonder

"I love mankind… It's people I can't stand."

Source: Peanuts (comic) | Author: Charles M. Schulz

"I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters—two beautiful, intelligent, Black young women—playing with their dogs on the White House lawn."

Source: 2016 Democratic National Convention Speech | Speaker: Michelle Obama

"I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?"

Source: Doctor Who | Speaker: The Tenth Doctor

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins"

Source: 1 John 1:9 | Author: The Elder

"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends."

Source: "Wannabe" | Speaker: Spice Girls

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Author: J.K. Rowling

"Long walks at night—that's what good for the soul"

Source: And the Moon and the Stars and the World | Author: Charles Bukowski

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."

Source: Love Story | Speaker: Jenny

"Love the sinner and hate the sin."

Source: Letters of Saint Augustine (#211) | Author: Augustine of Hippo

"Love thy neighbor as thyself"

Source: Leviticus 19:18 | Author: Moses

"Methinks the lady doth protest too much."

Source: Hamlet | Author: William Shakespeare

"No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain' now. That's a thing I want ya to know."

Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck

"The best laid schemes of mice and men Go oft awry."

Source: To a Mouse | Author: Robert Burns

"The cold never bothered me anyway."

Source: Frozen | Speaker: Elsa

"The scapegoat, shall be presented alive."

Source: Leviticus 16:10 | Author: Moses

"Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord."

Source: Romans 12:19 | Author: Paul of Tarsus

"Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad."

Source: Let's Stay Together | Speaker: Al Green

"Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."

Source: "Let It Be" | Speaker: The Beatles