Og Mandino Quotes

One cannot deny the humanity of another without diminishing one's own.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

Children tease each other because you're short or you're tall or you're a redhead or because you're ugly or because you're smart or because you're dumb or all kinds of differences and as parents we have to deal with that and strengthen our children to be comfortable with themselves and also to show empathy and acceptance towards others.

The way I stand up to bullies is with kindness and love. Because I think that's what they really need. They're misunderstood and probably really upset themselves.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

I think it just came with me evolving as a person and me understanding that it's not right to judge or to say anything derogatory about other people, especially if I don't know them.

Either accept people for what they are, or don't. So, in other words, man, if people don't know me, I think they do themself an injustice. Because, as a whole, I think I'm a good person.

When all of us are acknowledged as the human equals that we really are, there will be no space left for bullying. It will no longer be wrong to choose one thing over another.

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.

I'm not better than anyone else.

My kids are all pretty big and tough and strong, and I don't worry about them being bullied - the reverse, be kind to people and don't ever be a bully yourself, and I think they've followed that.

At the end of the day, there should be no judgment or body shaming on anyone.

Love yourself no matter who you are or where you come from.

It's very important to choose kindness and stop bullying.

Consider that we shouldn't call our brother a fool, since we don't know ourselves what we are.

No emergency excuses you from exercising tolerance.

Argument cannot be answered with insults. Kindness is strength; anger blows out the lamp of the mind.

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

Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge placed above him.

It doesn't matter who you sleep with, it's how you treat other people in this world.

A lot of subjects blend into the same thing: intolerance. When you're a little kid, you don't know that it's going to get better. Your life experience hasn't told you that. I want to protect those people. I want to send out a message and at least try to get that across.

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.

Open your minds, my friends. We all fear what we do not understand.

Acceptance is what we wish for ourselves and often deny others.

Human wholeness can never be found in the denigration of another