Grudge Holding Quotes & Sayings

Life is uncertain. Eternity is not. Unforgiveness cannot be allowed to last another day. Are you holding a grudge? You will never be more like God than when you forgive. Let it go. Kill the root of bitterness. Let the hurt go and set yourself free. — Craig Groeschel

Let today be the day you stop being haunted by the ghost of yesterday. Holding a grudge & harboring anger/resentment is poison to the soul. Get even with people ... but not those who have hurt us, forget them, instead get even with those who have helped us. — Steve Maraboli

Nothing stirs God's heart more than a humble heart and a merciful spirit. God responds to mercy, because it is through compassion that we fully come to know Him. This is the defining quality of a true follower of Christ. We are never closer to the heart of God than when we are forgiving someone. And we are never farther from it than when we are holding a grudge. — Nicky Cruz

The idea of God holding a grudge against us and needing to be asked to forgive us is an outrage on the Fatherhood of God. — Charles Webster Leadbeater

Holding a grudge is a fatal flaw. — Rick Riordan

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on. — Criss Jami

I think one manifestation of integrity is holding a grudge. Saying no is a little different. Holding a grudge is the modern equivalent of having standards. — Fran Lebowitz

You are wise only if despite of being capable of taking a revenge & holding onto a grudge, you choose to forgive! — Anamika Mishra

My dad always told me that holding a grudge is like swallowing poison and expecting the other person to die. — Anna Banks

Our creative dreams are subject to grudge-holding when we decide that other people somehow have made their dreams real and we have not. — SARK

It was more like two scared kids huddling in the dark when they knew the monster under the bed wasn't just real, but was holding a grudge. — Laurell K. Hamilton

Holding a grudge does not hurt the person against whom the grudge is held, it hurts the one who holds it. — Booker T. Washington

Do you think peace of mind can be found in holding a grudge ... or harboring resentment ... or wallowing in thoughts of what could have been? Me neither. — Steve Maraboli

I HATE FIGHTING. I hate being wrong, but I hate fighting more than I hate being wrong. I'm just not good at the grudge-holding thing. I get mad, scream about it and let go. — Claire Contreras

The value of holding a grudge. And to always refer to my father sarcastically as Mr. Wonderful. — Jon Stewart

Resentment, bitterness, and holding a grudge prevent us from seeing and hearing and tasting and delighting. — Pema Chodron

Holding a grudge is never positive or appropriate. — John C. Maxwell

I didn't much like it, this grudge-holding against the past. — Margaret Atwood

Holding onto a grudge gives you an extra load to carry in life. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I'm a very tolerant man, except when it comes to holding a grudge. — Robin Williams

I hate to say this, but I am still holding somewhat of a grudge at the people that could have come to the funeral but didn't, especially when they came up with some lame excuse how it was too sad or how they were afraid of cemeteries or whatever. No justification in the world could make up for you not being there when someone needs you. Period. — Silvia Corradin

Letting go is impossible when you're holding a grudge. -Faydra D. Fields — Faydra D. Fields

A motorcycle was the worst form of transportation when you were holding an angry grudge against its driver. — Kristen Ashley

Holding a worn Bible, he read from Paul's letter to the Corinthians about the true nature of love - what it is, and what it is not. It is not boastful, not proud, not self-seeking, not easily angered. It does not hold a grudge. It is patient and kind. It protects, trusts, hopes, perseveres, and never fails, even when we turn away from it.
Love believes, and believes, and believes, even when it has been disappointed, and wounded, and thwarted by the weaknesses of the human soul. — Lisa Wingate

Letting go is your hope and your power. So refuse to hold on to anything - any memory, any worry, or any fear - that is associated with sin. That means if you are holding a grudge, you've got to let go of it. Holding on to it is a sin. It's not taking a position of power; it's sin, and so it's weakness. So right now, this minute, get over it! If you think getting even with someone is your job, then you've lost your way. Who do you think you are - God? " 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,' says the Lord" (Heb 10:30 NKJV). Don't get even. Don't sit around plotting and planning. Get over it. If there is something you can't get over, then you've got a big weakness that is going to tear you down eventually. — Hayley DiMarco

Don't go into the new year holding a grudge from last year. Leave the hurts and disappointments behind. — Joel Osteen

Holding a grudge against someone means you think you know what they deserve and you take it upon yourself to give it to them. — Timothy Keller

Most people are only doing the best that they know how to do.Blaming and holding grudges only brings more pain. — Maggie Cox

Sometimes, you can hold a grudge for so long you forget why you were holding onto it. And before you know it, half a lifetime has gone by and all you've got is a empty fist and a lot of regret. — Benjamin Wood

The problem with holding a grudge is that your hands are then too full to hold onto anything else. It might be the competition or a technology or the lousy things that someone did a decade ago. None of it is going to get better as a result of revisiting the grudge. — Seth Godin

I knew that holding a grudge only hurts the one who holds it. It only eats away at the one who has the anger and bitterness inside. — Lisa Lace

Most of the people who feel they are unhappy now are holding a grudge and wishing unhappiness on that person. — CLAMP

Free yourself from the poisonous and laborious burden of holding a grudge. When you hold a grudge, you want someone else's sorrow to reflect your level of hurt, but the two rarely meet. Let go ... Sometimes, forgiveness is simply a reflection of loving yourself enough to move on. — Steve Maraboli