Emily Dickinson Quotes

I believe we are still so innocent. The species are still so innocent that a person who is apt to be murdered believes that the murderer, just before he puts the final wrench on his throat, will have enough compassion to give him one sweet cup of water.

Tolerance comes of age. I see no fault committed that I myself could not have committed at some time or other.

We all live inside bodies that will deteriorate. But when you look at human beings, they're capable of very decent things: love, loyalty. When time is running out, they don't care about possessions or status. They want to put things right if they've done wrong.

Why does God endow us with compassion?

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.

I'm human. But overall, whenever I see anyone being made fun of or given a hard time, I rush to their defense. I want to help them because I know how it feels.

I think for really good-hearted people, that idea of putting yourself in the shoes of a monster to figure out why they acted that way, that's a really frightening idea.

Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control.

You have to give a wound time to heal and think of other people's feelings.

He who hates vice hates men.

Even the roughest character, underneath all that hurt, is someone who wants to love and be loved.

Human it is to have compassion on the unhappy.

I've learned never to expect people to be better than they are, but to always have faith that they can be more.

I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.

Never let your zeal outrun your charity. The former is but human, the latter is divine.

I think we're moving toward moments of grace and understanding. And I think these things take time.

I just believe that our most redeeming feature as a species is our capacity for love.

All cruelty springs from weakness.

A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good faith will be abandoned.

Life's too short. We have to love each other.

With age, you get to a place where you don't want to knock people out. You just want to give people a hug.

Maybe it's because I'm a little naive, but I do like to think that there aren't really very many truly bad people in the world. I think that everybody has their reasons for what they do, and if you really look through their eyes, you could probably understand them.

Love each other or die.

Peoples are made of hate and of love, and more of hate than love.