William Saroyan Quotes

Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.

If everyone could see everyone else the way their mom saw them, it would be a much better place for all of us.

Perhaps the greatest charity comes when we are kind to each other, when we don’t judge or categorize someone else, when we simply give each other the benefit of the doubt or remain quiet. Charity is accepting someone’s differences, weaknesses, and shortcomings; having patience with someone who has let us down; or resisting the impulse to become offended when someone doesn’t handle something the way we might have hoped. Charity is refusing to take advantage of another’s weakness and being willing to forgive someone who has hurt us. Charity is expecting the best of each other

A real desire to believe all the good you can of others and to make others as comfortable as you can will solve most of the problems.

Your enemy is one who misunderstands you; why should you not rise above the fog and see his error and respect him for the good qualities you find in him?

When people mean to be good to you, you don't mind very much when they're not quite—always.

I like the assumption that everyone is trying his best, and we should all just be kind to each other.

A little extra forgiveness never hurts," said Matt, quoting one of Celia's favorite sayings.

I know you despise me; allow me to say, it is because you don't understand me.

By some mysterious method, Susan Carr's gossip gave the listener a gentler feeling towards his kind. When she spoke of her neighbors' faults, one knew that somehow they were simply virtues gone to seed.

If we could look into each other’s hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us faces, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care.

There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.

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.

I always believed in love, compassion and a sense of universal respect. Every human being has that potential.

The will of a wealthy New York woman, in addition to distributing her worldly goods to her children, left them the following advice: Love one another. Hold fast to that whether you understand one another or not, and remember nothing really matters except being kind to one another in the name of Christ and to all the world as far as you can reach.

Afford every soul you encounter the wide and free passage they need to give birth to the dear expressions they feel are important.

There is no hospitality like understanding.

You must be careful with kindness. It's usually mistaken for weakness by stupid people.

Compassion gives us a common ground to stand on regardless of your faith background. It gives us a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder rather than go fist-to-fist with somebody.

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

Only those who respect the personality of others can be of real use to them.

When we find that we are not liked, we assert that we are not understood; when probably the dislike we have excited proceeds from our being too fully comprehended.

To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.

I think we pray, we make a clear-headed decision, and then we quit being so mean to each other. We've got to stop that.