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Quotes about Tolerance

In our society, people shouldn't be quick to take offense. It's frequently suicidal.
— Frank Herbert
America is infatuated with this false understanding of tolerance. To be truly tolerant is not to give every idea equal standing or to compromise the truth in the interest of keeping the peace and making everyone happy.
— Franklin Graham
Being tolerant does mean accepting the fact that every person is created in the image of Almighty God and that we each have a soul that will live for eternity.
— Franklin Graham
Try to see the good in others. When you're tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth.
— Marianne Williamson
How incredible it is that in this fragile existence, we should hate and destroy one another.
— Lyndon B. Johnson
We want nothing from you that you do without grace or [...] understanding.
— Madeleine L'Engle
One of the hardest lessons I have to learn is how not to be judgmental about people who are judgmental. When I see how wrong somebody is—how shallow it is to look at the Resurrection as a mere, explainable fact—when I see only the mistakenness of others, then I am blinded to their being children of God, who are just as valued and treasured as are those who more nearly agree with me.
— Madeleine L'Engle
God go with you." "I don't believe in God." "That's all right. I do." "I'm glad.
— Madeleine L'Engle
If someone knows who he is, really knows, then he doesn't need to hate. That's why we still need
— Madeleine L'Engle
Love does not judge.
— Madeleine L'Engle
The world is divided into those who understand me and those who don't. In the case of the latter, I simply leave them to torment themselves trying to gain my sympathy.
— Paulo Coelho
The giving of love and understanding is an education in itself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt