Erich Fromm Quotes

You are right,” he had said. “Love is not the word. No one can love his neighbor. Say, rather, ‘Know thy neighbor as thyself.” That is, comprehend his hardships and understand his position, deal with his faults as gently as with your own. Do not judge him where you do not judge yourself. Madame, this is the meaning of the word love.

As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand.

I love taking people on that journey, which I feel like can open them up to seeing human beings a little more complexly. People that you originally don't like, maybe they have reasons for the way they are, and maybe we can start to understand each other a little better as opposed to being quick to judge and dismiss people.

I just have a desire not to judge and view things compassionately.

You have to see through one's faults before you see their need.

When I am able to resist the temptation to judge others, I can see them as teachers.

Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else's shoes and trying not to judge.

Do not judge. Never presume to judge another human being anyway. That's up to heaven.

We do not see into men’s hearts. We cannot judge, and are indeed forbidden to judge.

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

I don't judge. Judgment is not my business. Existing is my business.

The least amount of judging we can do, the better off we are.

Tolerance, compromise, understanding, acceptance, patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

Perhaps it is as well to keep an open and charitable mind, and to try to understand why people do things instead of condemning the acts themselves

I've gotten really good at not judging characters.

I can't approach a character with judgment.

An open mind is prerequisite to an open heart.

People who are open-hearted and open-minded touch me deeply.

I have come to a point where I have accepted that not everyone is meant to be friends.

People are starting to understand the other side's perspective and that's where empathy can sort of begin - once you quit judging other people but just understand where they're coming from.

One should never condemn what one cannot understand.

The next time someone is critical of you, just take a moment to consider their life. Then smile to yourself.

When you see a man led to prison say in your heart, "Mayhap he is escaping from a narrower prison." And when you see a man drunken say in your heart, "Mayhap he sought escape from something still more unbeautiful.

To date, my biggest lesson may be that judgment of others is never a good thing.

I plead with you to have the courage to refrain from judging and criticizing those around you, as well as the courage to make certain that everyone is included and feels loved and valued.