Quotes About Tolerance

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent. Conquer him with love.

An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.

Intolerance betrays want of faith in one's cause.

Hate the sin and love the sinner.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Non-violence is the article of faith.

Hate the sin, love the sinner.

Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.

The good man is the friend of all living things.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.

You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.

We should meet abuse by forbearance. Human nature is so constituted that if we take absolutely no notice of anger or abuse, the person indulging in it will soon weary of it and stop.

I call him religious who understands the suffering of others.

And it's even in some of the western literature, you know, live and let live. That is such crap. I tell my friends that--even my gay friends bring it up sometimes. I'm like, "That is crap, you know?" I mean, basically what it boils down to: If I don't tell you I'm a fag, you won't beat the crap out of me. I mean, what's so great about that? That's a great philosophy?

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation.

If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless, since their chief purpose is to make us bear with patience the injustice of our fellows.

One should examine oneself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.

Everyone has flaws. It's a matter of finding the ones you can live with.

The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land.

As soon as you concern yourself with the "good" and "bad" of your fellows, you create an opening in your heart for maliciousness to enter.