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Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on QUOTES

Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on QUOTES

1 " Forgiveness takes intelligence, discipline, imagination, and persistence, as well as a special psychological strength, something athletes call mental toughness and warriors call courage. "

― Edward M. Hallowell , Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on

2 " When we forgive, the slave we free is ourselves. "

― Edward M. Hallowell , Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on

3 " Forgiving yourself means that you give up on your hope that the past will be different. "

― Edward M. Hallowell , Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on

4 " Forgiveness is not turning the other cheek. Forgiveness is not running away. Forgiveness does not mean that you condone what the person has done, nor does it mean that you invite them to do it again. It doesn't mean that you forget the offense, nor does it mean that by forgiving you tacitly invite bad things to happen again. It doesn't mean that you won't defend yourself. "

― Edward M. Hallowell , Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on

5 " To let friendship die away by negligence and silence is certainly not wise. It is voluntarily to throw away one of the greatest comforts of this weary pilgrimage." ~Samuel Johnson "

― Edward M. Hallowell , Dare to Forgive: The Power of Letting Go and Moving on