Nina Turner Quotes

I think sometimes it is more important to be gracious than to win.

When you have gained a victory, do not push it too far; 'tis sufficient to let the company and your adversary see 'tis in your power but that you are too generous to make use of it.

When strong, be merciful, if you would have the respect, not the fear of your neighbors.

And you know, when you've experienced grace and you feel like you've been forgiven, you're a lot more forgiving of other people. You're a lot more gracious to others.

Rejoice not at thine enemy's fall - but don't rush to pick him up either

Do not completely defeat your opponents. Leave your opponents some dignity with which to walk off the field. They have been elected by some people and you have no right to dismember them… When you do that, you lose all semblance of leadership.

When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.

I learnt my lessons very early on that it's probably a good thing to be humble in victory as well as defeat.

Nothing is more praiseworthy, nothing more suited to a great and illustrious man than placability and a merciful disposition.

Choose to be kind. Choose to forgive. Let your love grow and shine so that people may look at the example of your life and glorify God in Heaven.

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.

I believe in unconditional love and equality. Jesus Christ exemplified these qualities.

Jesus Christ is a prince of peace. He told us to live in peace. He told us to love our enemies. He told us to do good to them that spitefully use us.

Jesus wanted us to be loving and forgiving.

It is a good deed to forget a poor joke.

You have to be very careful when you let someone win.

I want to be a Christian like Christ - loving and accepting of other people.

I'm very much a Christian in ideals and ethics, especially in terms of belief in fairness, a deep set obligation to others, and the virtues of charity, tolerance and generosity that we associate with traditional Christian teaching.

Always to let the losers have their words.

To be merciful to the humble and to subdue the proud.

I surrendered as much to Lincoln’s goodness as I did to Grant’s armies.

He who is strong, concedes.

I'm going to show the world that I'm not a tyrant, much less a devil.

Winning and losing have their significance in a democracy. But there should be no arrogance in victory, nor should there be any despondency in defeat.

It's not always about winning. If you can, really, just show people - If they're being awful, be less awful.