Quotes about Acceptance

Do not concern yourself with what you know or what you do not know. Do not think about the past or the future, merely allow God's hands to write the surprises of the present on each new day.

It was so good that I can see love in everything, even in the eyes of a schizophrenic.

True love is that which manages to avoid unnecessary suffering.

Art thou angry with him whose armpits stink? Art thou angry with him whose mouth smells foul?

Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.

I would no more quarrel with a man because of his religion than I would because of his art.

Defeat is not defeat unless accepted as a reality-in your own mind.

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.

To Armenians, half Armenians, quarter Armenians, and one-eight Armenians. Sixteen and thirty-second Armenians, and other winners, are likelier to be happy with a useful book

Illness must be considered to be as natural as health.

Self-judgment may be the greatest barrier to self-understanding. If we want to understand other human beings, there is no better way than to listen to them with empathy like a close friend would. If you wish to understand yourself, the same rule applies: listen with empathy. Instead of talking negatively to yourself, try to listen to yourself with respect and positive attention. Instead of judging yourself, accept yourself just as you are.

pain may be inevitable but suffering is optional.