Quotes about Tolerance

Nothing that we despise in other men is inherently absent from ourselves. We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or don't do, and more in light of what they suffer.

Do not do unto others as you expect they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.

My entire life has been devoted to breaking down barriers, to finding common ground.

Shall we presume on God's grace by tolerating in ourselves the very sin that nailed Christ to the cross?

It's not enough to agree that we do tolerate at least some of them. Anyone except for the most self-righteous person will acknowledge that. "After all, no one is perfect," may be our attitude. But to honestly face those sins is another matter. For one thing, it is quite humbling. It also implies that we must do something about them. We can no longer continue to ignore them as we have in the past.

For us that is not a particularly striking event, but for a Muslim country to allow a Christian school to remain open when others were closed was indeed unusual.

AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.

To understand is to forgive.

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How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.

Patience is the decision to move at someone else's pace rather than pressure him or her to match yours.