The ineffable joy of forgiving and being forgiven forms an ecstasy that might well arouse the envy of the gods.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Forgiveness creates a profound sense of relief and joy comparable to divine bliss.
- In plain terms
- Forgiving and being forgiven brings immense happiness.
- What can you take from it?
- Practice forgiveness to experience deep emotional relief.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who do you need to forgive?
- What weight would lifting bring?
Another view
Forgiveness does not always mean trusting the offender again.
More from Elbert Hubbard
The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.
Permalink to quote #23 The newspapers print what the people want, and thus does the savage still swing his club and flourish his spear. [Pg. 142.]
Permalink to quote #25 The great Big Black Things that have loomed against the horizon of my life, threatening to devour me, simply loomed and nothing more. The things that have real…
Permalink to quote #22
Related quotes
Go, forget me! why should sorrow O'er that brow a shadow fling? Go, forget me, and to-morrow
Charles WolfeCharles Wolfe quote #6 We forgive principally for our own sake, so that we may cease to bear the burden of rancour.
Gautama BuddhaGautama Buddha quote #10 What a singularly deep impression her injustice seems to have made on your heart... Would you not be happier if you tried to forget her severity, together with…
Charlotte BronteCharlotte Bronte quote #10