Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and…

Desmond Tutu
216 citations
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.
Death
32

More Author Quotes

In my country of South Africa, we struggled for years against the evil system of apartheid that divided human beings, children of the same God, by racial classification and then denied many of them f … ▶
For goodness sake, will they hear, will white people hear what we are trying to say? Please, all we are asking you to do is to recognize that we are humans, too. ✨ The New York Times, January 3, 1985.
Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion. ✨ Truth and reconciliation. BBC Focus on Africa magazine, January-March 2000.
Easter says to us that despite everything to the contrary, his will for us will prevail, love will prevail over hate, justice over injustice and oppression, peace over exploitation and bitterness. ✨ … ▶
One of the greatest gifts we can give to another generation is our experience, our wisdom.

Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering--remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you dont want to repeat what happened.

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes