“One forgives to the degree that one loves.”– Francois de La Rochefoucauld Related Quotes “Holding on to anger, resentment and hurt only gives you tense muscles, a headache and a sore jaw from clenching your teeth. Forgiveness gives you back the laughter and the lightness in your life.”– Joan Lunden “Forgiveness is God’s command.”– Martin Luther “The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you will always find forgiveness.”– Honore de Balzac