We all make mistakes. We say things we regret, do things we’re not proud of. And when we hurt someone else, it’s natural to want to apologize. But sometimes, an apology isn’t enough. You may need to forgive yourself as well. Below are some quotes about forgiveness that can help you start the process.

1. One way you can trace your way back to real and true happiness and joy is through forgiveness. — Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
2. The moment we become forgivers, then we are in line to enjoy the benefits of forgiveness. — Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
3. There’s forgiveness if you ask forgiveness, you truly repent, and you do make an honest effort not to do that anymore. — Randy Travis
4. Beware! Don’t allow yourself to do what you know is wrong, relying on the thought, Later I will repent and ask God’s forgiveness. — Rumi
5. Forgiveness in no way requires that you trust the one you forgive. — William Paul Young, The Shack
6. My hope is that this movie will affect people on a very profound level and reach them with a message of faith, hope, love and forgiveness. — Mel Gibson
7. Wise men say, ‘Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza. — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
8. Forgiveness is the way we break the grip that long–held resentments have on our hearts. — Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
9. I really do believe that God is love, one of deep affection and grace and forgiveness and inspiration. — William P. Young
10. Telling the story, acknowledging what has happened and how you feel, is often a necessary part of forgiveness. — Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
11. I clearly have done things that were wrong. I’ve clearly had to seek God’s forgiveness. — Newt Gingrich
12. Real forgiveness in close relationships is never easy. It can’t be rushed or engineered. — Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
13. What is there that forgiveness cannot achieve? — Vidura
14. When someone you love makes compassion, kindness, forgiveness, respect and God an option, you can be sure they have made you an option, as well. — Shannon L. Alder
15. Look Back in forgiveness, forward in hope, down in compassion and up in gratitude. — Zig Ziglar
16. If forgiveness is medicine for the soul, then gratitude is vitamins. — Steve Maraboli
17. Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet. — Paulo Coelho
18. We’re in charge of our own forgiveness, and the process takes time, patience, and intention. — Sharon Salzberg, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection
19. I’m just saying love has a lot to do with the power of forgiveness. — Sawyer Bennett, Off the Record
20. Pity is not forgiveness, nor is gratitude absolution. — Pierce Brown, Morning Star
21. There is no forgiveness in nature. — Ugo Betti
22. My hope is that this movie will affect people on a very profound level and reach them with a message of faith, hope, love and forgiveness. — Mel Gibson
23. We experience prosperity in our relationships as we learn to love, forgive, and receive love and forgiveness. — Paul Silway
24. None of us deserve the good things that come our way. It’s by grace, love and forgiveness that any of us experience joy. — J.B. McGee, Forgiven
25. When I found God forgiveness found me. — Ron Baratono
26. Jesus came to save me from myself. He came to save me from self–effort. He didn’t just die for my sin to give me forgiveness — he rose again to give me life.
27. Forgiveness has to be repeated, the bible says seventy times seven. — Max Patrick
28. When you walk on the face of a world, then forgiveness comes. — Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
29. Forgiveness has no deadline. — Paul R Bland
30. Love and forgiveness is not for the faint–hearted. — Meher Baba
31. Remember, forgiveness is not a millstone but a milestone! — Stephen Richards, The Pain You Feel Today Is The Strength You Feel Tomorrow
32. The path to Enlightenment is simple: Forgiveness, Acceptance, and Love. — Walter E. Jacobson, M.D.
33. Meditation is the alchemist of the soul. It transforms disappointment into acceptance — betrayal into forgiveness
34. Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday. — Wayne Dyer
35. Forgiveness takes the burden of hate, guilt, and bitterness off your back and, with a lighter load, you can climb higher and faster, and be much happier in the process. — Zig Ziglar
36. My grandmother’s last act on earth was a call for forgiveness, love, and tolerance. — Sherman Alexie, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part–Time Indian
37. A real man does not beg forgiveness but earn it. — M.F. Moonzajer
38. Revenge is a bad policy if you gain nothing out of it, but under the same circumstances, forgiveness is even a worse one. — M.F. Moonzajer, LOVE, HATRED AND MADNESS
39. It’s important to recognize that forgiveness is more than mere words it’s a heart attitude that induces a spiritual transformation. — Victoria Osteen
40. Forgiveness is no easy task — it takes a lifetime of remembering to move on
41. I believe there are more films that involve love and forgiveness than violence, but they often seem fake and are almost embarrassing to watch. — Park Chan–wook
42. Whoever aspires to win the grace of God should cultivate at the outset the quality of Kshama (Forgiveness). — Sathya Sai Baba
43. The fact is there is forgiveness for those who seek God. And I believe in the power of redemption. — Rick Perry
44. Forgiveness is not the act of doing nothing to the one who hurts you. It’s easy to do nothing, but hard to forgive. — Ogwo David Emenike
45. When you walk on the face of a world, then forgiveness comes. — Orson Scott Card, Speaker for the Dead
46. ‘ida’ is about humanity, about guilt and forgiveness. It’s not a film that deals with an issue as such. It’s more universal. — Pawel Pawlikowski
47. We need Grace and forgiveness. — Pope Benedict XVI
48. Wise men say, ‘Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza. — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
49. It is then he realises that certain things loom larger than forgiveness and reconciliation: memory, for one, and history, bloody history. — Omar Musa, Here Come The Dogs
50. I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It’s a strange truth, but forgiveness is a painful and difficult process. — Sue Monk Kidd