Verb
To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to resign.
To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon; -- said in reference to the act forgiven.
To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong committed; to give up claim to requital from or retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; -- said of the person offending.
Source: Webster's dictionaryTo forgive does not mean to forget; to forgive means, with compassion and pain in the soul, to say: when the Last Judgment comes, I will stand up and say: do not judge him, Lord. Anthony of Sourozh
Everyone shouts – you must learn to forgive. But no one even thinks that you must learn not to offend and not to cause pain! Source: Internet
It is easier to forgive an Enemy than to forgive a Friend. William Blake
If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep. Georgian Proverb
To err is human, to forgive divine. English Proverb
He that does you a very ill turn will never forgive you. Danish Proverb