“So how do we solve this ancient problem? How can we not just tolerate someone who believes differently than we do, but actually respect them for those beliefs? Because nothing less than that will do. It cant. Simply tolerating someone who believes differently than we do isnt enough. Accepting them isnt enough. Having true and abiding peace with them means loving them. And that means respecting them. Because love without respect isnt real love at all. Its at best condescending patronization.” BelieveMeanRealEnoughProblemBeliefAcceptingAncientSolveToleranceReal LoveTolerateAbidingCondescending Author:John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth
“Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma [Buddhist scriptures] that should ever lead anyone to become intolerant. Our goal as Buddhists is to learn to accept all kinds of people and to help all kinds of people discover the wisdom of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha” PeopleShouldKindHelpingFormGoalAcceptingTeachingToleranceScriptureAll KindsBuddhistGenerosityDharma Author:Hsing Yun
“The tolerance of the skeptic… accepts the most diverse and indeed the most contradictory opinions, and keeps all his suspicions for the “dogmatist.”” AcceptingOpinionToleranceDiverseSuspicionContradictorySkeptic Author:Jean Guitton
“If we learn to accept our imperfections with humor, as the reflection of our very humanity, we will experience humility and tolerance, we will understand that we are already filled with forgiveness, we will see the gift of our lives, the chains will fall away, and we will be free -- free not so much from fear or 'dependence,' but free for love, for life itself.” IfsHumanityFallAcceptingOur LivesHumilityReflectionFilledToleranceChainsLove LifeImperfectionDependence Author:Ernest Kurtz
“Counterfeit tolerance includes the opportunism of one who seeks, or accepts, tolerance for himself, as a minority, but who would deny it to others if ever he should be in a position to grant it.” IfsShouldAcceptingAtheismPositionDenyPositive AtheismToleranceMinoritiesGrantsCounterfeitOpportunism Author:Carl Joachim Friedrich
“The basis of democracy is tolerance to criticism. If you can't face criticism, if you can't accept it, then you cannot guard democracy, you are not eligible for it.” IfsFacesAcceptingDemocracyCriticismIndiaBasesElectionTolerance Author:Narendra Modi
“The important issue is not how much inequality there is but how much opportunity there is for individuals to get out of the bottom classes and into the top. If there is enough movement upward, people will accept the efficiency of the markets. If you have opportunity, there is a great tolerance for inequality. That has been the saving grace of the American system.” PeopleIfsHas BeensImportantEnoughOpportunityIndividualAcceptingClassIssuesGraceMovementBottomToleranceInequalitySavingEfficiencyImportant IssuesSaving Grace Author:Milton Friedman
“Just open your heart man and accept that people are gay. Thousands, probably millions of people are gay. And until we find a cure - we will practice unconditional love and tolerance towards these people. And we will let them get married because they're easier to track that way.” PeopleMenWayHeartAcceptingPracticeMillionsEasierGayMarriedTrackToleranceCuresUnconditional LoveUnconditionalOpen Your Heart Author:Arj Barker
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Grant me the patience with changes that take time, appreciation of all that I have, tolerance of those with different struggles, and the strength to get up and try again, one day at a time.” KnowsTryingI CanDifferentDifferencesAcceptingStruggleOne DayAppreciationToleranceGet UpGrantsSerenityTake TimeTry AgainOne Day At A TimeCourage To ChangeWisdom To Know The Difference Author:Reinhold Niebuhr