Forgiveness Quotes
Because bad blood is kinda gross.
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Maybe these quotes can give us the strength to forgive Zayn for leaving One Direction. Click on any forgiveness quote below to see it in context and find out where it falls on Shmoop's pretentious scale. We'll give you details on who said it, when they said it, and in some cases, why on earth they thought it was okay to say it.



"But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was."Source: Luke 10:30, 33-34 | Author: Luke



"He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her."Source: The Gospel of John | Speaker: Jesus of Nazareth


"I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine."Source: Pride and Prejudice | Author: Jane Austen

"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."Speaker: Voltaire


"I love mankind… It's people I can't stand."Source: Peanuts (comic) | Author: Charles M. Schulz

"I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters—two beautiful, intelligent, Black young women—playing with their dogs on the White House lawn."Source: 2016 Democratic National Convention Speech | Speaker: Michelle Obama

"I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all 6 billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that?"Source: Doctor Who | Speaker: The Tenth Doctor

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins"Source: 1 John 1:9 | Author: The Elder

"If you wanna be my lover, you gotta get with my friends."Source: "Wannabe" | Speaker: Spice Girls

"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends."Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | Author: J.K. Rowling

"Long walks at night—that's what good for the soul"Source: And the Moon and the Stars and the World | Author: Charles Bukowski

"Love means never having to say you're sorry."Source: Love Story | Speaker: Jenny

"Love the sinner and hate the sin."Source: Letters of Saint Augustine (#211) | Author: Augustine of Hippo



"No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain' now. That's a thing I want ya to know."Source: Of Mice and Men | Author: John Steinbeck


"The cold never bothered me anyway."Source: Frozen | Speaker: Elsa



"Whether times are good or bad, happy or sad."Source: Let's Stay Together | Speaker: Al Green

"Whisper words of wisdom, let it be."Source: "Let It Be" | Speaker: The Beatles