ONE FAMILY PLAN
Forgiveness
"Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
"Those who do not abandon mercy will not be abandoned by me." (Shinto, Oracle of the Itsukushima)
"Forgive your brother and your sister from your heart." (Matthew 18.35)
"Subvert anger by forgiveness." (Jainism, Samanasuttam 136)
"The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget." [Islam (Shiite), Nahjul Balagha, Saying 201]
"Resentment cannot be removed by more resentment; resentment can be removed only by forgetting." (Buddhism, Mahavagga 10)
"Forgive transgressions always; better still, forget them."(Hinduism, Tirukkural 152)
"Those who with forgiveness bear up under reproach, abuse, and punishment, and who look upon patience as their army, and strength as their force-those I call Brahmins." (Buddhism, Dhammapada 399)
"Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself." (Sikhism, Adi Granth, Shalok, Kabir, p. 1372)
"If you efface and overlook and forgive, then lo! God is forgiving, merciful." (Islam, Qur'an 64.14)
"The superior man tends to forgive wrongs and deals leniently with crimes." (Confucianism, I Ching 40: Release)
"Show endurance in humiliation and bear no grudge." (Taoism, Treatise on Response and Retribution)
"You shall not take vengeance or bear any grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord." (Judaism and Christianity, Leviticus 19.18)
"Moses son of Imran said, 'My Lord, who is the greatest of Thy servants in Thy estimation?' and received the reply, 'The one who forgives when he is in a position of power.'" (Islam, Hadith of Baihaqi)
"When conflict is reconciled, some hatred remains; How can this be put right? The wise accept less than is due and do not blame or punish; for love seeks agreement where justice seeks payment." (Taoism, Tao Te Ching 79)
