Tolerance – The willingness to respect or accept the customs, beliefs, or opinions of others.
Respecting and accepting others is a trait that I see day in and day out at J. H. House. In honor of your spirit of tolerance toward others, I thought it would be fun to share some quotes on tolerance. Boys and girls, please read and enjoy these quotes and think about how we are tolerant of others. Then share your thoughts in the comments section of this weblog! Why I bet one of you could come up with a quote that might even be passed on to future generations! Give it a try! Here are the quotes on tolerance:
The highest result of education is tolerance. -- Helen Keller
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Difference of opinion is helpful in religion. -- Thomas Jefferson
Anger and intolerance are the twin enemies of correct understanding. -- Mahatma Gandhi
How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. -- George Washington Carver
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. -- Jesse Jackson
If we could look into each other's hearts and understand the unique challenges each of us face, I think we would treat each other much more gently, with more love, patience, tolerance, and care. -- Marvin Ashton
Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; in order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population.-- Albert Einstein
The greatest discovery of my generation is that man can alter his life simply by altering his attitude of mind. -- William James
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