William James Quotes

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

I am sure I feel no hostility to you, Senators from the North. I am sure there is not one of you, whatever sharp discussion there may have been between us, to whom I cannot now say, in the presence of my God, I wish you well.

I don’t hate anyone including my enemies.

Time should make enemies and Life should make friends.

We are all full of weakness and errors; let us mutually pardon each other our follies - it is the first law of nature.

Jesus said, 'Greater things of these you shall do...' Become a peace builder, a bridge builder, not a destroyer, and the way you do that is through friendships and relationships, and through authentic character.

The motto should not be: Forgive one another; rather understand one another.

I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.

Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.

If you're an enemy, I would love for you to be a fan, because I don't like enemies.

When there's that forgiveness present and compassion, it just helps you live so much easier.

Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?

I have no ill will in my heart against anybody in this world.

All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.

Enmity immediately tumbles away when one side lets it fall.

Love your enemies.

Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

In order to have understanding, you need forgiveness, compassion, and empathy.

I ain't got no bad blood with nobody.

I've been treated beautifully wherever I've gone, and I really think we all want to love each other.

I thank God I don't have a problem with any person. Nobody wants to have a problem with another person. I don't want it either.

I have no enmity with anyone.

Love always overcomes hate.

Love is a rare herb that makes a friend even of a sworn enemy and this herb grows out of nonviolence.