C. S. Lewis Forgiveness Quotations

To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.

I think that if God forgives us we must forgive ourselves. Otherwise, it is almost like setting up ourselves as a higher tribunal than Him.

What you see and what you hear depends a great deal on where you are standing. It also depends on what sort of person you are.

We all agree that forgiveness is a beautiful idea until we have to practice it.

I find that when I think I am asking God to forgive me I am often in reality. . . asking Him not to forgive me but to excuse me.

Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.

He who has not forgiven an enemy has never yet tasted one of the most sublime enjoyments of life.