“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet
As quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71.
Source: Ashtanga Yoga Primer, 1981, p.58
“Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”
Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet
As quoted in Words Of Wisdom: Selected Quotes by His Holiness the Dalai Lama (2001) edited by Margaret Gee, p. 71.
“It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.”
Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet
Ocean of Wisdom: Guidelines for Living (1989) ISBN 094066609X
Unsourced variant: In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
“Listen with ears of tolerance!
See through the eyes of compassion!
Speak with the language of love.”
Rumi (1207–1273) Iranian poet
https://twitter.com/wise_chimp/status/1488946174321205253?s=21
“Contented children are valuable, as is the peace that surrounds them.”
Donita K. Paul (1950) American writer
Source: DragonKnight
“The most difficult thing to adjust to, apparently, is peace and contentment.”
Henry Miller book Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch
Source: Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch (1957), p. 28
Steve Maraboli (1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 89
Nayef Al-Rodhan (1959) philosopher, neuroscientist, geostrategist, and author
Source: The Role of Education in Global Security (2007), p.105