Quotes About Tolerance

Graham, with his strong ability to maintain and voice his differences, was the bravest bid she could make to stay tolerant, open to life's diversity, and honest with herself.

You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

As dear Erasmus said, "It is part of the highest civility if, while never erring yourself, you ignore the errors of others." Besides, it is a law of nature that he who corrects others will soon do something perfectly awful himself. On

Any attempt to explain that they are undecided, rather than declining, should be brushed aside with the explanation that although you need to plan now, you understand that they are not in a position to accept and you wouldn't dream of pushing them.

It's a gift to let other people be themselves. Let them face their own difficulties.

Sometimes violence cannot be stopped no matter what we do. But the more peaceful we are, the better chance we have of bringing out the peace in those around us.

Don't condemn what another sees as perfection, just because it doesn't fit your ideals. You want that respect from them, so be the first to give it when considering their position." With

Well, we have a whole new year ahead of us. And wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all be a little more gentle with each other, a little more loving, and have a little more empathy, and maybe, next year at this time we'd like each other a little more.

Never hate anyone.

I have no religion,' says Borneau, 'but I respect the religion of others. Religion is sacred.' Why this privilege, this immunity?... A believer creates God in his own image; if he is ugly, his God will be morally ugly. Why should moral ugliness be respectable?

When we place ourselves in a position of judgment, then we turn ourselves into oppressors. Healthy self-esteem cannot exist side-by-side with oppression of any kind.

Yo sólo digo que no es incompatible la fe con la democracia y la libertad, y con el respeto a las creencias de los demás. Hay una frase de Martin Luther King que siempre me ha conmovido, dice así: «Hemos sido capaces de volar como los pájaros, de nadar

No se puede juzgar a los hombres fuera del contexto en que han vivido [...]. No hay que acercarse a la historia con los ojos de hoy.

donde tantos amigos había hecho, porque al cabo los hombres eran hombres, no importaba a qué Dios rezaran.

me parece absurdo que los hombres nos peleemos por creer que el Dios al que rezamos es mejor que el Dios de los otros.

Nunca he permitido que ni la tierra ni la religión marcaran mi identidad. Sólo soy un hombre que quiere vivir en paz, no importa dónde.

Algún día, Samuel, a nadie le preguntarán en qué cree o a quién reza, y todos los hombres seremos iguales.

Interpretamos a Dios según nuestra cultura, el medio en que hemos nacido, en el que nos hemos desenvuelto, pero Dios es el mismo, y desde luego lo que es una monstruosidad es matar en nombre de Dios.

El odio y la sinrazón tienen el mismo efecto que las epidemias.

Sabes, Ahmed?, me parece absurdo que los hombres nos peleemos por creer que el Dios al que rezamos es mejor que el Dios de los otros.

Hasta cuándo vamos a permitir que la religión nos separe y provoque una mirada diferente de los unos hacia los otros?

It has oft been said that physicians make the worst patients, but it is the opinion of This Author that any man makes a terrible patient. One might say it takes patience to be a patient, and heaven knows, the males of our species lack an abundance of patience.

Neither one of you is going to kill, maim, attack, or even hug the other for at least thirty minutes.

People always feared what they didn't understand.