Buddha

“To understand everything is to forgive everything”

 - Buddha

Confucius

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

- Confucius, philosopher and social activist

Mahatma Gandhi

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

- Mahatma Gandhi, activist, political and spiritual leader

Josh Billings

"There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness."

- Josh Billings, author

Kin Hubbard

"Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet."

- Kin Hubbard, cartoonist, humourist, journalist

John F. Kennedy

"Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names."

- John F. Kennedy, former president of the USA

J. K. Rowling

"People find it far easier to forgive others for being wrong than being right."

- J. K. Rowling, "Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince"

Oscar Wilde

"Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them."

- Oscar Wilde, poet, novelist, dramatist and critic

Ausonius

"Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself."

- Ausonius, ancient Roman poet

Publilius Syrus

"How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself."

- Publilius Syrus, ancient Roman writer

Oscar Wilde

"Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much."

- Oscar Wilde, poet, novelist, dramatist, critic