Best Neighbor Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings Page 25

“If there is to be peace in the world, There must be peace in the nations. If there is to be peace in the nations, There must be peace in the cities. If there is to be peace in the cities, There must be peace between neighbors. If there is to be peace between neighbors, There must be peace in the home. If there is to be peace in the home, There must be peace in the heart.”

Ifs World Heart Home Humanity Nations Peace Cities Words Of Wisdom Neighbor Peace Of Mind Wise Man Once Said Tao Te Ching Peace Of Heart

Author:Laozi

“We dedicate ourselves to working with our neighbors, near and far, day in and day out, to building that peaceful society in which the tragedies we have known are a bad memory and a continuing warning.”

Peace Memories Known Building Tragedy Neighbor Peaceful Warning Continuing Bad Memories Near And Far Peaceful Society

Author:Betty Williams

“To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.”

People Liberty Economy Industry Higher Taxes Harder Lays Libertarian Neighbor Saved Income Libertarianism Penalties Percentages

Book:Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

Source: Principles of Political Economy: With Some of Their Applications to Social Philosophy

“If you would not confront your neighbor and demand his money at the point of a gun to solve every new problem that may appear in your life, you should not allow the government to do it for you.”

Ifs Should May Problem Government Liberty Demand Gun Economics Solve Libertarian Neighbor Libertarianism

Author:William E. Simon

“To love God and neighbor is not something abstract, but profoundly concrete: it means seeing in every person and face of the Lord to be served, to serve him concretely. And you are, dear brothers and sisters, in the face of Jesus.”

Mean Persons Faces Jesus Lord Poverty Seeing Brother Dear Neighbor God Love Abstract Concrete Brothers And Sisters Dear Brother

Author:Pope Francis

“Luxury bags make your life more pleasant, make you dream, give you confidence, and show your neighbors you are doing well.”

Giving Wells Shows Dream Fashion Neighbor Luxury Pleasant Bags

Author:Karl Lagerfeld

“We can begin by doing small things at the local level, like planting community gardens or looking out for our neighbors. That is how change takes place in living systems, not from above but from within, from many local actions occurring simultaneously.”

Action Community Levels Garden Neighbor Locals Small Things Community Garden

Author:Grace Lee Boggs

“If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and slums, on the farms and in the mines, then my world changes.”

Ifs World Looks Community Mines Neighbor Farms Factories Highways Slums

Author:Gustavo Gutiérrez

“Everyone says I'm like the girl next door... Y'all must have really weird neighbors!”

Girl Next Doors Neighbor Really Weird

Author:Kelly Clarkson

“First, whenever a man talks loudly against religion, always suspect that it is not his reason, but his passions, which have got the better of his creed. A bad life and a good belief are disagreeable and troublesome neighbors, and where they separate, depend upon it, 'Tis for no other cause but quietness sake.”

Men Firsts Reason Passion Belief Causes Atheism Depends Sake Neighbor Suspects Creeds Disagreeable Troublesome Quietness Against Religion Bad Life

Author:Laurence Sterne

“Compassion makes no distinction between friends and enemies, neighbors and outsiders, compatriots and foreigners. Compassion is the gate to human community.”

Humans Community Compassion Enemy Neighbor Distinction Gates Outsiders Foreigners Friends And Enemies

Author:Joan D. Chittister

“Don't speak to me about your religion; first show it to me in how you treat other people. Don't tell me how much you love your God; show me in how much you love all God's children. Don't preach to me your passion for your faith; teach me through your compassion for your neighbors. In the end, I'm not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give.”

People Love Giving Firsts Children Ends God Shows Religion Faith Passion Speak Compassion Knowledge Teach Kindness Learning Love You Politician Treats Sells Neighbor You Choose Show Me Extremist

Author:Cory Booker

“A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.”

Culture Tree Fruit Neighbor Shakes Worms Statesmen Fruit Trees

Book:The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary

“Charity means love towards the neighbor and compassion, for anyone who loves his neighbor as himself also has as much compassion for him in his suffering as he does for himself in his own.”

Love Mean Doe Suffering Compassion Charity Neighbor Mean Love

Author:Emanuel Swedenborg

“We are members one of another; so that you cannot injure or help your neighbor without injuring or helping yourself.”

Helping Members Diversity Neighbor Brotherhood Unity In Diversity Help Yourself

Book:The Complete Prefaces: 1914-1929

Source: The Complete Prefaces: 1914-1929

“...this bill will require the creation of a Federal police force of mammoth proportions. It also bids fair to result in the development of an 'informer' psychology in great areas of our national life-neighbors spying on neighbors, workers spying on workers, business spying on businessmen-were those who would harass their fellow citizens for selfish and narrow purposes will have ample inducement to do so. These, the Federal police force an 'informer' psychology, are the hallmarks of the police state and landmarks in the destruction of a free society.”

“Our neighbors in Virginia are just as responsible for these killings as the criminals are because they won't pass strong gun [control] legislation.”

Strong Gun Responsible Killing Neighbor Criminals Legislation Gun Control Virginia

Author:Marion Barry

“Jesus Christ does not teach us a spirituality “of closed eyes”, but one of “alertness”, one which entails an absolute duty to take notice of the needs of others and of situations involving those whom the Gospel tells us are our neighbours. The gaze of Jesus, what “his eyes” teach us, leads to human closeness, solidarity, giving time, sharing our gifts and even our material goods.”

“Heaven and hell are not very distant, they are neighbors; only a small fence divides them. You can jump that fence, even without a gate. You go on jumping from this to that. In the morning you may be in heaven; by evening you are in hell. This moment heaven, that moment hell. It is just an attitude, just a state of your mind, just how you are feeling. Many times, in a single life, you may visit hell, and many times you may visit heaven. In a single day also.”

Mind May States Moments Feelings Heaven Attitude Morning Hell Goes On Neighbor Evening Gates That Moment Divides Fence Jumping Heaven And Hell Single Life

Author:Rajneesh

“And I'm not a student of religion, but I don't find anything in what the principal teachings of Islam that put us in contradiction at all. In fact, the principles are the same as what-we have a diverse religious culture. But it's kindness, it's be good to your neighbor, it's love, and it's take care of children. It's all these things that-so there's no anti-Islam.”

Children Facts Care Culture Religious Principles Kindness Teaching Students Islam Take Care Be Good Neighbor Contradiction Diverse Principal Anti Islam

Author:George H. W. Bush

“Responsibility, n. A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, Fate, Fortune, Luck or one's neighbor. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.”

Stars Responsibility Fate Luck Fortune Burden Neighbor Shoulders Astrology

Book:The Devil's Dictionary

Source: The Devil's Dictionary

“Man is now able to soar into outer space and reach up to the moon; but he is not moral enough to live at peace with his neighbor!”

Men Enough Able Space Moral Moon Neighbor Soar Outer Space

Author:Sathya Sai Baba

“If we Christians would join the Wise Men, we must close our eyes to all that glitters before the world and look rather on the despised and foolish things, help the poor, comfort the despised, and aid the neighbor in his need.”

Ifs Men World Needs Looks Helping Eye Christian Poor Christianity Wise Comfort Aids Neighbor Foolish Despised Glitter Help The Poor

Author:Martin Luther

“You are obliged to love your neighbor as yourself, and loving him, you ought to help him spiritually, with prayer, counseling him with words, and assisting him both spiritually and temporally, according to the need in which he may be, at least with your goodwill if you have nothing else.”

Ifs Needs May Helping Prayer Christianity Love You Ought Neighbor Obliged Goodwill Counseling Assisting Loving Him Love Your Neighbor Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Author:St. Catherine of Siena

“God is a fire that warms and kindles the heart and inward parts. Hence, if we feel in our hearts the cold which comes from the devil - for the devil is cold - let us call on the Lord. He will come to warm our hearts with perfect love, not only for Him but also for our neighbor, and the cold of him who hates the good will flee before the heat of His countenance.”

“He alone loves the Creator perfectly who manifests a pure love for his neighbor.”

Love Inspiration Christian Faith Pure Catholic Saint Creator Neighbor Purity One Love Serving Others Pure Love Catholic Saint Chastity Purity Purity And Love

Author:Venerable Bede

“True charity consists in putting up with all one's neighbors fault's; never being surprised by his weakness, and being inspired by the least of his virtues.”

Suffering Virtue Weakness Faults Charity Inspired Saint Neighbor Serving Others

Author:Therese of Lisieux

“We are not commanded (or forbidden) to love our mates, our children, our friends, our country because such affections come naturally to us and are good in themselves, although we may corrupt them. We are commanded to love our neighbor because our natural attitude toward the other is one of either indifference or hostility.”

Love May Children Country Natural Attitude Our Children Affection Neighbor Our Country Indifference Mates Forbidden Hostility

Author:W. H. Auden

“Women: Can't live with them, can't bury them in the back yard without the neighbors seeing.”

Funny Women Seeing Neighbor Yards

Author:Shaun Williamson

“Beneficence is a duty. He who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized, at length comes really to love him to whom he has done good. When, therefore, it is said, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself," it is not meant, thou shalt love him first and do him good in consequence of that love, but, thou shalt do good to thy neighbor; and this thy beneficence will engender in thee that love to mankind which is the fulness and consummation of the inclination to do good.”

Firsts Said Done Practice Mankind Duty Consequence Intention Charity Neighbor Thee Length Inclination Thyself Benevolence Benevolent Love Thy Neighbor Beneficence

Author:Immanuel Kant

“It's not necessary to blow out your neighbor's light to let your own shine.”

Light Christian Shining Blow Neighbor Shining Light

Author:M. R. DeHaan

“We would very much like to see Iran take a position as a responsible leader that doesn't intimidate or threaten or scare its neighbors and others. But the choice is really up to Iran and we're going to keep working to try to come out with the right decision.”

Trying Choices Decision Leader Position Responsible Neighbor Iran Scare Intimidating Right Decision

Author:Hillary Clinton

“A real diplomat is one who can cut his neighbor's throat without having his neighbor notice it.”

Real Cutting Neighbor Throat Diplomacy Diplomatic Diplomats

Author:Trygve Lie

“The power which a multiple millionaire, who may be my neighbor and perhaps my employer, has over me is very much less than that which the smallest "functionaire" possesses who wields the coercive power of the state, and on whose desecration it depends whether and how I am allowed to live or to work.”

May States Liberty Depends Libertarian Neighbor Libertarianism Smallest Multiple Employers Millionaire Road To Serfdom

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“While the spirit of neighborliness was important on the frontier because neighbors were so few, it is even more important now because our neighbors are so many.”

Important Spirit Community Neighbor Neighborhood Frontiers Community Spirit

Author:Lady Bird Johnson

“Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.”

Love Giving Done Spiritual Wish Enemy Forgiveness Forgiving Neighbor Injury Assistance Behalf Thyself Invoke Love Thy Neighbor

Author:Confucius

“Do not regard the feelings of a person who speaks to you about his neighbor disparagingly, but rather say to him: "Stop, brother! I fall into graver sins every day, so how can I criticize him? In this way you will achieve two things; you will heal yourself and your neighbor with one plaster. This is one of the shortest ways to the forgiveness of sins; I mean, not to judge. `Judge not, and ye shall not be judged."”

Way Mean Persons Two Feelings Spiritual Fall Speak Sin Achieve Brother Judging Regard Neighbor Heal Two Things Criticize Judged Plasters Forgiveness Of Sins

Author:John Climacus

“Remember that all is One... and what you do to your neighbor, your friend or your foe, is a reflection of what you think of your Creator.”

Thinking Remember Spiritual Reflection Creator Neighbor Foe Think Of You

Author:Edgar Cayce

“When ill news comes too late to be serviceable to your neighbor, keep it to yourself.”

Late News Ill Neighbor Too Late

Author:Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann

“Say "Yes" to the seedlings and a giant forest cleaves the sky. Say "Yes" to the universe and the planets become your neighbors. Say "Yes" to dreams of love and freedom. It is the password to utopia.”

Dream Universe Attitude Sky Planets Neighbor Forests Positive Attitude Giants Utopia Passwords Seedlings Love And Freedom

Book:Once Around the Sun

Source: Once Around the Sun

“If I try to understand what it means to be a Christian, I look at the two instructions that were given in the Bible that are paramount, and those are to love God with all your heart and mind, and to love your neighbor as yourself. That's it.”

Ifs Trying Mind Looks Heart Mean Two Christian Given Neighbor God Love Instruction Heart And Mind Paramount Love Your Neighbor Love Your Neighbor As Yourself

Author:Bruce Cockburn

“Don't borrow money from a neighbor or a friend, but of a stranger where, paying for it you shall hear of it no more.”

Stranger Neighbor Borrowing Borrowing Money Lending Money

Author:William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

“The capacity for getting along with our neighbor depends to a large extent on the capacity for getting along with ourselves. The self-respecting individual will try to be as tolerant of his neighbor's shortcomings as he is of his own.”

Trying Self Individual Depends Respect Ethics Capacity Neighbor Self Respect Shortcomings Getting Along

Book:The Ordeal of Change

Source: The Ordeal of Change

“The hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of its neighbor.”

World War Hands Neighbor War Of The Worlds World War Ii World War 2 Second World War Ww2 Daggers

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The lowest standards of ethics of which a right-thinking man can possibly conceive is taught to the common soldier whose trade is to shoot his fellow men. In youth he may have learned the command, 'Thou shalt not kill,' but the ruler takes the boy just as he enters manhood and teaches him that his highest duty is to shoot a bullet through his neighbor's heart - and this, unmoved by passion or feeling or hatred, and without the least regard to right or wrong, but simply because his ruler gives the word.”

“When your house is on fire, you cant be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in Chess, if your King is under attack you don't worry about losing a Pawn on the Queen's side”

Ifs House Sides Worry Fire Kings Losing Neighbor Chess Queens Cant Bothered Pawns Chess Pawns

Author:Garry Kasparov

“The drinking of wine seems to me to have a moral edge over many pleasures and hobbies in that it promotes love of one's neighbor.”

Seems Pleasure Moral Wine Drinking Edges Neighbor Hobbies

Book:Wine Buyers Guide

Source: Wine Buyers Guide

“Our skin is provided as adequately as theirs with endurance against the assaults of the weather: witness so many nations who have not yet tried the use of any clothes. Our ancient Gauls wore hardly any clothes; nor do the Irish, our neighbors, under so cold a sky.”

Use Nations Sky Cold Clothes Skins Ancient Neighbor Weather Witness Endurance Clothings Assault

Author:Michel de Montaigne

“Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you.”

Literature Left Friendship Rooms Enemy Worst Right Now Devil Neighbor Worst Enemy Your Best Friend

Author:Edwin Louis Cole

“We should build respect and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world. We should help construct communities where people of different backgrounds can live together as neighbors. Freedom is something for which we must fight, not by limiting it but by strengthening it.”

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