Dan Gilbert Quotes

Every man should keep a fair-sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.

If we were faultless we should not be so much annoyed by the defects of those with whom we associate.

We're all humans - people make mistakes.

Love happens when people forgive.

Men who do not forgive women their little faults will never enjoy their great virtues.

Friendship flourishes at the fountain of forgiveness.

We all screw up. Everyone makes mistakes. That’s what she did. It was bad judgment, that’s all. You don’t cut off the people you love for mistakes like that.

There are faults we would fain pardon.

Endeavor to be always patient of the faults and imperfections of others; for thou hast many faults and imperfections of thine own that require forbearance. If thou art not able to make thyself that which thou wishest, how canst thou expect to mold another in conformity to thy will?

I've undoubtedly offended people, but in the end, I've learned the people that will understand are the people I want to connect to, anyway.

Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day.

A brother who recognizes that we have shortcomings, we, in the struggle, have faults, and that he wanted to reconcile differences.

I don't believe in writing people off.

I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.

To be social is to be forgiving.

Bear with the faults of others as you would have them bear with yours.

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

People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both.

There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.

If a guy does us wrong the week before, and he does something the next week where he makes an effort to make it right, then I pretty much will let that go. You don't forget about it, but just seeing that the guy makes an effort the next week means a lot.

One forgives to the degree that one loves.

How sad it is that we give up on people who are just like us.

Life has changed. People have changed. They are more forgiving, less inclined to rush to judgment. And I have changed.

My mother is not a model. She is not perfect. That awareness is part of learning to love someone. Predicting the actions of someone is an act of love. We persist, even when we get it wrong. That's the beauty of love.

An ally is to be taken with his faults.