Joseph B. Wirthlin Quotes

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

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious.

We need to be a bit kinder and more aware of what is really important.

I would actually say to all the parents to tell their children to start respecting people. And, automatically when you start respecting people, it will give rise to give and take. Respect starts in your own house.

It's not all fine and dandy, but a smile can go a long way. Show some love, be patient, and this world will be a much better place.

We've got to be kind.

Everyone should just be kind to one another.

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

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Always try to maintain complete tolerance and always make an effort to give people more than they expect.

I think it is important that we rebuild an atmosphere of forgiveness and civility in every aspect of our lives.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

The loving parts of your personality have no trouble loving. That is all they do. You experience the loving parts of as gratitude, appreciation, caring, patience, contentment and awe of life.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

Like Christ said, love thee one another. I learned to do that, and I learned to respect and be appreciative and thankful for what I had.

Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure to be kind.

Be kind to the living.

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?

The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.

Always grow flowers, as that will make your way full of flowers. Never grow thorns, as that will make your way thorny. Never want to target someone on an arrow. You may become the target of that arrow. Never make a well in the way of someone. As you may pass by that way sometime.

If I could do one thing over I'd have been nicer to my parents.

If we all take the time to listen and love each other, this world would be a better place.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.