Nick Yarris Quotes

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.

As much as it hurts, I would rather miss someone than hit someone.

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

A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.

I try to be a nice person, but it's difficult sometimes.

The wise man... if he would live at peace with others, he will bear and forbear.

Jesus never mistreated anyone just because they mistreated Him. He confronted them in a spirit of gentleness and then continued to love them.

I hate nobody.

One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.

Before the tongue can speak, it must have lost the power to wound.

Caregiving requires the intention of love, caretaking requires the intention of fear. Not acting in anger when you are angry requires the intention of love.

Abuse if you slight it, will gradually die away; but if you show yourself irritated, you will be thought to have deserved it.

The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.

I have to ask Allah's forgiveness and not get angry, because they come to me out of love, and it's not fitting that I should turn to them in hatred.

Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.

If a man can beat you, walk him.

Non-violence is a permanent attitude we bring to the breakfast table and bring to bed at night.

A true man hates no one.

Lovers should never be without the oil of forbearance.

Practicing love is a difficult thing to do. It's much easier to get angry.

I am constantly nice to people. Sometimes they don't deserve it.

My strength needs no victims. My strength is my compassion.

If you wanna get a report card on your faith, see how you are dealing with people who are really difficult to deal with.

All you have to be is kind. That's all you need. Once you've got that, it virtually rules out everything else.

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won't be afraid to say so.