Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

Tolerance is a cheap, low-grade parody of love. Tolerance is not a great virtue to aspire to. Love is much tougher and harder.

Love is acceptance - accepting people as they are. Just acceptance and caring.

I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

You can't expect everyone to love you. I'm not someone who just wants to throw out hate, just because.

Love is something in the heart and in the mind, so why would you chastise anyone for that? And this is something that I feel very strongly about.

To love is human, it is also human to forgive.

All is love...All is love. With love comes understanding. With understanding comes patience. And then time stops. And everything is now.

Works of love are always to accept and respect others.

If love is in our hearts, every thought, word, and deed can bring about a miracle. Because understanding is the very foundation of love, words and actions that emerge from our love are always helpful.

Judging others makes us blind, whereas love is illuminating. By judging others we blind ourselves to our own evil and to the grace which others are just as entitled to as we are.

Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.

Until we have seen someone's darkness, we don't really know who they are. Until we have forgiven someone's darkness, we don't really know what love is.

If I could have one wish, it would be for people to look at one another with open hearts and minds. Most of all, to look at each other with compassion. No matter who they are.

Shift from judgment to compassion to love.

Love is something that never cared to learn how to judge anybody.

Love is so much bigger than our ignorance.

I don't judge. I'm not God. We're supposed to be less judgmental and accept and be kind and love one another.

The more we see, the more we understand. The more we understand, the easier it is for us to have compassion and love. Understanding is the source of love. Understanding is love itself. Understanding is another name for love; love is another name for understanding.

You have to give others the opportunity to love who you love. If they don't accept it, it's their loss.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

I used to love people for what they could be. I thought love was how hard you tried and how much you sacrificed and suffered. That is not love. Acceptance is.

When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.

Love is not blind - it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.

Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.

A loving heart is the truest wisdom.