Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition. To tolerate means to offend.

No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

Let us not speak of tolerance. This negative word implies grudging concessions by smug consciences. Rather, let us speak of mutual understanding and mutual respect.

Tolerance is a good cornerstone on which to build human relationships.

Tolerance is the one essential ingredient ... You can take it from me that the Queen has the quality of tolerance in abundance.

There is a huge difference between being tolerant and tolerating intolerance

Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.

Even from when I was in grade school or church or wherever, I was always like: we're one, and we should respect each other and grow as one. And respect each other's diversity, of course.

It is through accepting other people in our own countries that we shall come to respect our neighbours and be respected in our turn.

Anyone can be tolerant of those who are tolerant.

I'm not asking you to be tolerant of each other. Tolerance is for cowards. Understand each other.

If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.

I think 'understanding' and 'acceptance' are the most important words.

In Texas, you just learn just be nice to people and respect them, and respect where they're coming from. And understand people have different backgrounds and opinions, and there's nothing you could do about it. And that's what I've realized to shape, I guess, who I am.

Teach children tolerance. No one need surrender his or her own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.

My parents taught me never to judge others based on whom they love, what color their skin is, or their religion. Why make life miserable for someone when you can use your energy for good? We don't need to share the same opinions as others, but we need to be respectful. When you hear people making hateful comments, stand up to them. Point out what a waste it is to hate, and you could open their eyes.

Tolerance is the first principle of community; it is the spirit which conserves the best that all men think.

What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity.

Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

Tolerance should, strictly speaking, be only a passing mood; it ought to lead to acknowledgment and appreciation. To tolerate a person is to affront him.

I remember while I was at school some of my Muslim friends talked about a handful of people spoiling things in every culture. Hatred or hurt or pain isn't specific to a religion. I think it's a matter of acceptance. The one thing the world has to accept is everybody is different. What is normal to us is different and unusual to somebody else.

Different people have different opinions, and it's okay to respect all of them.

I think the way to keep a friendship is to respect that everybody is different.