Tolerance

Do not feed children on maudlin sentimentalism or dogmatic religion; give them nature

Let us have care not to disclose our hearts to the those who shut up theirs against us

It is more noble by silence to avoid an injury than by argument to overcome it

There are those who believe something, and therefore will tolerate nothing; and on the other hand, those who tolerate everything, because they believe nothing

Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings

God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us - as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray

The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised

I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle

To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.

Compromise used to mean that half a loaf was better than no bread. Among modern statesmen it really seems to mean that half a loaf is better than a whole loaf

A man can never quite understand a boy, even when he has been a boy

It is no little wisdom for you to keep yourself in silence and in good peace when evil words are spoken to you, and to turn your heart to God and not to be troubled with the judgment of others

What difference does it make to you what someone else becomes, or says, or does? You do not need to answer for others, only for yourself.

I could never hate anyone I knew

The teller of a mirthful tale has latitude allowed him. We are content with less than absolute truth

It's the privilege of friendship to talk nonsense, and have her nonsense respected

To love our neighbor as ourselves is such a truth for regulating human society, that by that alone one might determine all the cases in social morality.

We study ourselves three weeks, we love each other three months, we squabble three years, we tolerate each other thirty years, and then the children start all over again

He that deserves nothing should be content with anything

Don't find fault, find a remedy