Henry David Thoreau Quotes

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

The essence of true friendship is to make allowance for another's little lapses.

When I was growing up, I thought everything was a life of friendship, respect, and sharing. But I discovered that unfortunately, you have people who aren't behaving in the same way but have hatred.

I don’t understand hate. I’ve seen its power. I’ve known its wrath. I’ve even felt it coursing through my veins, pushing me on. But I don’t know where it comes from or why it lasts, how it can take hold in some people and grow.

We have to have a deep, patient compassion for the fears of others and irrational mania of those who hate or condemn us.

Few people can be happy unless they hate some other person, nation, or creed.

Unless you bear with the faults of a friend you betray your own.

I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.

I don't hate anyone. I dislike. But my dislike is the equivalent of anyone else's hate.

You can't expect everyone to love you. I'm not someone who just wants to throw out hate, just because.

A friend is someone who will allow me to be a really bad friend and not hold it against me.

Friendship... is not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything.

Sympathy is something that shouldn't be bestowed upon the Yankees. Apparently it angers them.

Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.

The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment.

Truth that is not undergirded by love makes the truth obnoxious and the possessor of it repulsive.

Teach my children to love! They'll learn to hate on their own.

The best way to get along is never to forgive an enemy or forget a friend.

Hatred is increased by being reciprocated, and can on the other hand be destroyed by love.

I don’t hate anyone including my enemies.

I hold grudges, but I can't hate nobody; that's not my nature.

I don't think you can ever be bitter about anything, because if you don't allow your heart to stay open, then all you have is a filled heart of hate and bitterness, and you're never able to love or like anybody.

Friendship is accepting a person with all their qualities - good and bad.

The truth is that we should live with less envy and more cordiality and empathy.

I've given up trying to reason with people who despise me.