Quotes About Tolerance

man's beliefs were his own affair, so long as they did not interfere with the liberty of others.

a man's beliefs were his own affair, so long as they did not interfere with the liberty of others.

If humans could not be rid of religion, it was argued, then let them at least not be harmed by it.

Now it would obviously be absurd to press this analogy too far; it breaks down at many points. But I put it to you for this reason: What degree of co-operation or understanding would ever be possible between human beings and termites? When there is no conflict of interest, we tolerate each other. But when either needs the other's territory or resources, no quarter is given.

was the mark of a barbarian to destroy something one could not understand;

He was too absurd to make me angry. Indeed, it was a waste of energy, for if you were going to be angry with this man you would be angry all the time.

Patience, my friend, patience! You will find in time that it has everything to do with it.

Wir sind gewohnt dass die Menschen verhohnen was sie nicht verstehen.

We're an equal-opportunity abuser here. (Syd)

Come in peace or leave in pieces

It's wrong to hate them," Constance said, "it only weakens you

But—I don't want to knock anyone. Even if you think I do, what do I care?

Then she gave him a few good smacks in the face. These he accepted like a philosopher.

chi è libero non ha bisogno di negare la libertà ad altri

Hostility comes in all ages, sizes and shapes

Just remember,' Mary told the children, 'when someone has an accent, it means that he knows one more language than you do

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity

It was found that men become neurotic because they cannot tolerate the degree of privation that society imposes on them in virtue of its cultural ideals, and it was supposed that a return to greater possibilities of happiness would ensue if these standards were abolished or greatly relaxed.

Barátom így szólt hozzám akkor az Andrássy-úton: Semmi emberi nem idegen tÅ'lem, mire én - pszichoanalitikus tapasztalatokra célozva - megjegyeztem: Messzebb is mehetnél ennél, és beismerhetnéd, hogy semmi állati nem idegen tÅ'led.

She believed in not judging other people based on how they looked and in having what she called "an open mind.

That's what it means to be an American. To be free to love who and what you want, and to keep a lot in your heart at once.

And if there's one thing I know for sure it's that you never shun somebody because you don't agree with them. We're ever one of us children of God.

Being afraid of somebody who's different'll make an awful meanness come over you.

You can use the Word to judge and condemn people or you can use it to love them.