tolerance

attitude | discipline | listening | observation | question | tolerance

The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves.
Byphilosiblog 30 December 201230 December 2012

The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? Recently, I was riding in a car when the driver criticized the driver we were following for their driving style. To me, that was exactly what this quote was about. They were criticising…

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communication | destination | education | friendship | personal growth | tolerance

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
Byphilosiblog 26 December 201226 December 2012

The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. – Saint Augustine What does that mean? This is an interesting way of making an analogy. One page of a book will only give you so much information. You will never know about what happens in the next chapter, much less…

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dignity | friendship | integrity | loyalty | respect | tolerance

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends?
Byphilosiblog 13 November 2012

Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends? – Robert Lewis Stevenson What does that mean? To me, this quote is about who you hang with. Who are your friends? Are you proud of them? Are there some among your friends you would be embarrassed to be seen with,…

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beauty | focus | friendship | happiness | setting an example | tolerance

When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind.
Byphilosiblog 17 October 201217 October 2012

When you’re a little kid, you don’t see color, and the fact that my friends were black never crossed my mind. – Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem What does that mean? This quote is about the innocence of a child. They see friend as a person, not as a member of this race or that race. It…

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empathy | forgiveness | ideals | kindness | tolerance

Who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment?
Byphilosiblog 30 September 201230 September 2012

Who is there among us who does not prefer tolerance, respect and forgiveness of our failings to bigotry, disrespect, and resentment? – Dalai Lama What does that mean? This quote talks about opposites. Tolerance vs bigotry. Respect vs disrespect. Forgiveness vs resentment. In any situation, when you are on the receiving end, which do you prefer? Most…

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affection | communication | focus | ideals | perspective | tolerance

The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share.
Byphilosiblog 2 September 20122 September 2012

The many factors which divide us are actually much more superficial than those we share. – Dalai Lama What does that mean? Just think about this quote, and it’s implications, for a moment. You may disagree with a family member over a sports team. You may differ from your neighbor in what brand of car you prefer….

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confidence | forgiveness | happiness | kindness | patience | tolerance

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
Byphilosiblog 23 July 201218 July 2012

Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss What does that mean? Dr Seuss had a certain way with words, didn’t he? “Be who you are” is how the quote starts out. It sounds so simple. After all, who…

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accomplishment | cooperation | inspire | perspective | setting an example | tolerance

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it.
Byphilosiblog 25 June 201225 June 2012

Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. – George Orwell What does that mean? To me, this is the eternal deceit of humankind. Starting in the teenage years, they are more intelligent and better equipped to make decisions than…

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decision | flexibility | governance | individuality | moderation | tolerance

Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty.
Byphilosiblog 2 May 20125 May 2012

Where there is no law, but every man does what is right in his own eyes, there is the least of real liberty. – Henry Martyn Robert What does that mean? This quote is from the guy who wrote Robert’s Rules of Order. It was patterned after the way Congress was run, but adapted for use…

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doing | fear | goals | risk | self knowledge | tolerance

You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done.
Byphilosiblog 13 February 201216 February 2012

You don’t concentrate on risks. You concentrate on results. No risk is too great to prevent the necessary job from getting done. – Chuck Yeager What does that mean? This quote is from one of the greatest test pilots ever. For those who don’t know, the job of a test pilot is to take a new airplane up and try to keep it…

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caution | deception | emotion | risk | tolerance | truth

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently
Byphilosiblog 27 December 201127 December 2011

A thing is not necessarily true because badly uttered, nor false because spoken magnificently. – Saint Augustine What does that mean? Think about that, about how those who lie easily and smoothly use their ability to speak to deceive us. They have spoken magnificently, yet they have spoken falsely. However, that is one of our natural…

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cooperation | freedom | governance | leadership | setting an example | tolerance

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt
Byphilosiblog 24 December 201124 December 2011

There is no surer sign of decay in a country than to see the rites of religion held in contempt. – Niccolò Machiavelli What does that mean? Without going deep into the history of the Italian Renaissance City State era, the quote was a useful tool for the Princes of the era. It helped them spot the…

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contentment | humor | perspective | relaxation | risk | tolerance

The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty that you can comfortably live with.
Byphilosiblog 23 December 201123 December 2011

The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the amount of uncertainty that you can comfortably live with. – Tony Robbins and here What does that mean? I think that this is an interesting quote. It links the quality of your life to the amount of uncertainty you can handle. I understand that if you have…

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altruism | forgiveness | friendship | kindness | leadership | tolerance

The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small
Byphilosiblog 21 December 201120 December 2011

The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small. – Mother Teresa What does that mean? To me, the quote is telling us that we treat people in different manners depending on the label we have given to them. Typically immediate family has highest priority, then come more distant relations…

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contentment | forgiveness | happiness | peace | relaxation | tolerance

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears
Byphilosiblog 30 November 20115 December 2011

Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. – Marcus Aurelius What does that mean? This quote is classic Stoic (as one might expect). It urges us to reject your sense of injury. This, in turn, causes the injury itself to disappear. That might not make as much sense when considering physical injuries, but…

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