Decimius Magnus Ausonius Quotes

Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

To understand is to forgive, even oneself.

If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable.

Let you look sometimes for the goodness in me, and judge me not.

We all can relate to people's weaknesses. We might put up a facade that everything is perfect but none of us are. When we see that weakness in somebody else, we understand or give ourselves a little bit of leeway.

Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... I still love them, I still give them chances, and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself.

To my younger self, I would say not to be so hard on yourself. I think that you are your biggest critic.

Be patient with everyone, but above all with yourself.

How shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to ourselves?

I can pardon everybody's mistakes except my own.

When we believe the best of people, we let go of each thing they do that is hurtful to us. And we choose to think things like, 'I don't believe they meant to hurt me.' 'Maybe they're having a bad day or don't feel well.' 'They probably don't even realize how they sound.'

The interesting thing for me is, if I met Michael Peterson in person, I'd want him to let himself off the hook just a little bit.

The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

If you can't forgive yourself, you think you're never going to be able to forgive yourself, and you repeat the same behavior.

Life has taught me that it is not for our faults that we are disliked and even hated, but for our qualities.

He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself; for every man has need to be forgiven.

The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment.

I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others.

The three hardest tasks in the world are neither physical feats nor intellectual achievements, but moral acts: to return love for hate, to include the excluded, and to say, 'I was wrong'.

I tolerate my faults but not at all other people's.

Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings.

When you have enough understanding and compassion in you, then that amount of understanding and compassion will try to express itself in action. And your practice should help you to cultivate more understanding and compassion.

Remind yourself that the greatest technique for bringing peace into your life is to always choose being kind when you have a choice between being right or being kind.

It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.

It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.