Confucius:
The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.

Jessamyn West:
It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.

John F. Kennedy:
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Martin Luther King, jr.:
We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

Mohandas K. Gandhi:
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

Sir Francis Bacon:
We read that we ought to forgive our enemies; but we do not read that we ought to forgive our friends.

Voltaire:
No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Rev. Karyl Huntley
You know you have forgiven someone when he or she has harmless passage through your mind.

Mark Twain
Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.

Oscar Wilde
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.

Josh Billings
There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.

A. Battista
One of the most lasting pleasures you can experience is the feeling that comes over you when you genuinely forgive an enemy - whether he know about it or not.

Roberto Assagioli
Without forgiveness life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.
Compiled from wisdomquotes.com & celebratelove.com

Does forgiveness guarantee reconciliation?

Not always. In some cases, reconciliation may be impossible because the offender has died. In other cases, reconciliation may not be appropriate, especially if you were attacked or assaulted. But even in those cases, forgiveness is still possible, even if reconciliation isn't.

On the other hand, if the hurtful event involved a family member or friend whose relationship you otherwise value, forgiveness may lead to reconciliation. This may not happen quickly, as you both may need time to re-establish trust. But in the end, your relationship may very well be one that is rich and fulfilling.

What if the person I'm forgiving doesn't change?

Getting the other person to change their actions, behavior or words isn't the point of forgiveness. In fact, the other person may never change or apologize for the offense. Think of forgiveness more about how it can change your life — by bringing you more peace, happiness, and emotional and spiritual healing.

Forgiveness takes away the power the other person continues to wield in your life. Through forgiveness, you choose to no longer define yourself as a victim. Forgiveness is done primarily for yourself, and less so for the person who wronged you.  (By Mayo Clinic Staff)