Quotes About Tolerance

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The problem is that your so-called humanistic spirit hasn't allowed you to think about things from someone else's perspective. If you did, then you would have taken all this into consideration already.... Adhering to the principles of humanism is the most basic and fundamental type of common sense.

Alyce asks about my religion ... she listens without interruption. Then she tells me what she believes, and I listen. I see nothing wrong with listening to each other's beliefs. I want to know about her religion, just as she wants to know about mine. We can talk about our beliefs without pushing each other to feel wrong.

I suppose that at some early moment of his existence he concluded that there was no future in being a dog. And so, with the tenacity which marked his every act, he set himself to become something else. Subconsciously he no longer believed that he was a dog at all, yet he did not feel, as so many foolish canines appear to do, that he was human. He was tolerant of both species, but he claimed kin to neither.

The greatest evidence of authentic good will is the way we treat people with whom we passionately disagree.

Nor can one take an unfair attitude even towards enemies: "Let the enmity of a people[towards you] not determine you upon an unjust course; be fair, it is closer to taqw?. Quran

A veces pienso en lo larga y tolerante que es la vida, después de haberla malgastado tanto tiempo, Otras, cuando pienso en los amigos que se me murieron y en que yo sigo viviendo, me parece que este tiempo es robado y que lo tengo que vivir a escondidas.

One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution…. But as judges we are neither Jew nor Gentile, neither Catholic nor agnostic.

Toute Église est conquérante par nature, parce qu'elle se croit en possession de l'absolu. [...] Aucune doctrine ne peut échapper à cette fascination. Le respect des convictions adverses et la tolérance moderne sont le fruit, et chez un petit nombre, du développement de la conscience ou de la conviction que la croyance à l'absolu est une maladie de l'esprit, chez la plupart des hommes le résultat d'une grande lassitude.

Las religiones también son como el vino: hay gente a la que le sienta mal y gente a la que le sienta bien.

Don't always do to others what you would like them to do to you—their tastes could be very different from yours.

Pero le repito, Llovizna: debemos olvidarnos de los malos y los buenos en este ejercicio de vivir. Ellos tienen un pensamiento, nosotros otro muy distinto. Eso no los hace mejores ni nos hace peores. Somos producto, tanto indios como blancos, de las imperfecciones que llevamos de rastras las personas.

Don't jump on a man unless he is down.

It's not what we eat or don't eat that makes us good people; it's how we treat one another. As you grow older, you'll find that people of every religion think they're the best, but that's not true. There are good and bad people in every religion. Just because someone is Muslim, Jewish, or Christian doesn't mean a thing. You have to look and see what's in their hearts. That's the only thing that matters, and that's the only detail God cares about.

The bible is foreign to me, but its concepts are not. My father always said that hatred is a waste and never an option. He learned this growing up in Ahwaz, Iran, in a Muslim household. I have tried my best to pass the same message to my children, born and raised in the United States. Ultimately, it doesn't matter where we learn that lesson. It's just important that we do.

Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people so easily hate an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste.

My dad always says that kindness is our religion and if we treat everybody the way we would like to be treated, the world would be a better place.

My Dad says that people like that {ignorant about other countries and cultures} are not truly horrible; they just need a geography class, a passport, and a few foreign friends.

Hate me as much as you can, if that will make you feel good, I was raised up to love people.

La familia ya es de por sí algo penoso cuando es tuya, así que no digamos la de los demás.

I'd rather hang out with nerds that were kind than with jocks that hated me.

Had we not faults of our own, we should take less pleasure in complaining of others.

Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares? He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!

I hope I've shown a few disbelievers that they should never discount those they think are different, disorganised or distractible.