Tolerance Quotes
"Tolerance is the ability to forgive those who tend to speak before thinking."

"If civilization is to survive, we must cultivate the science of human relationships - the ability of all peoples, of all kinds, to live together, in the same world at peace." Franklin D.Roosevelt

Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance...... Oren Arnold

The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. George Eliot

True love means infinite tolerance for each others differences. M. K. Soni

Tolerance can lead to learning something. Jakob Dylan

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect. Father Dominique Pire

Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty, there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population. Albert Einstein

Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others. John F Kennedy

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher. Dalai Lama

If a profound gulf separates my neighbor's belief from mine, there is always the golden bridge of tolerance. Author Unknown

Tolerance is another word for indifference. W. Somerset Maugham

Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. G. K. Chesterton

Toleration is the best religion. Victor Hugo



Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival. Rene Dubos

We should acknowledge differences, we should greet differences, until difference makes no difference anymore. Dr. Adela A Allen

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly - that is the first law of nature. Voltaire

I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers. Kahlil Gibran

The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with. Eleanor Holmes Norton

We need to promote greater tolerance and understanding among the peoples of the world. Nothing can be more dangerous to our efforts to build peace and development than a world divided along religious, ethnic or cultural lines. In each nation, and among all nations, we must work to promote unity based on our shared humanity. Kofi Annan

The remarkable thing is that we really love our neighbor as ourselves: we do unto others as we do unto ourselves. We hate others when we hate ourselves. We are tolerant toward others when we tolerate ourselves. We forgive others when we forgive ourselves. We are prone to sacrifice others when we are ready to sacrifice ourselves. Eric Hoffer

If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better. Lyndon Baines Johnson

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. Ralph W. Sockman

We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. Kofi Annan

Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding. Agnes Repplier

It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling. Pierre Bayle


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"The test of courage comes when we are in the minority; the test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority."
Ralph W. Sockman



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"Toleration is
the greatest gift of the mind;
it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
Helen Keller


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