Tolerance is the ability or willingness to endure, bear, or put up with something, particularly opinions, behaviors, or conditions that one does not necessarily agree with, approve of, or find pleasant. It is a conscious effort to allow, accept, or be patient with differences, rather than attempting to prohibit them or react immediately against them. May these best quotes on tolerance offer you insights that encourage a shift from judgment to empathy, serving as a reminder to accept others' frailties and viewpoints to foster community and peace.
1. “Don't get so tolerant that you tolerate intolerance.” – Bill Maher
2. “Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance.” – Stan Lee
3. “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” – John F. Kennedy
4. “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
5. “He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself.” – H.G. Wells
6. “Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
7. “Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.” – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
8. “All men are made one for another, either then teach them better or bear with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
9. “What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly, and that is the first law of nature.” – Voltaire
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10. “Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.” – Thomas Mann
11. “The highest result of education is tolerance.” – Helen Keller
12. “Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
13. “In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.” – Paulo Coelho
14. “No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.” – Giacomo Leopardi
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15. “Tolerance isn't about not having beliefs. It's about how your beliefs lead you to treat people who disagree with you.” – Timothy Keller
16. “Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.” – Octavia E. Butler
17. “Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries.” – Shannon Alder
18. “Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength.” – Charles Lindbergh
19. “Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.” – Lafcadio Hearn
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20. “Tolerance it a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbors of tolerance are apathy and weakness.” – James Goldsmith
21. “Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.” – Salman Rushdie
22. “The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.” – Ralph W. Sockman
23. “Tolerance always has limits, and it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.” – Sidney Hook
24. “If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance, you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane.” – Brandon Lee
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25. “A man who cannot tolerate small misfortunes can never accomplish great things.” – Chinese Proverb
26. “Our ability to tolerate frustration can be especially low when we are under time pressure or have too many things to do, a significant feature of many modern workplaces.” – Russell Kolts
27. “Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.” – Agnes Repplier
28. “Tolerance, openness to an argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view, these are very liberal and enlightened values that people are right to hold, but we can't allow them to delude us to the point where we can't recognize people who are needlessly perpetrating human misery.” – Sam Harris
29. “Chronically insecure people easily lose their altruism, tolerance, and respect for non-conformity. If they have no alternative on offer, they can be led to attribute their plight to strangers in their midst.” – Guy Standing
30. “You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.” – W. Somerset Maugham
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31. “Things that are uncomfortable and demand time and effort and patience we can switch off to. And I am intrigued by that concept. It's about human tolerance.” – Sean Dyche
32. “Tolerance, of course, is often used in an entirely neutral sense: simply the ability to endure.” – Lee C. Bollinger
33. “Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.” – Arthur Keith
34. “You will never change what you tolerate.” – Joel Osteen
35. “The Right, much more than the Left, believes in the notion of live and let live, and that is the true definition of tolerance.” – Dave Rubin
36. “The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.” – Eleanor Holmes Norton
37. “Honestly, I just have to do what's right for me, and what I would tell people is what I believe, which is that tolerance is very important.” – Martina McBride
38. “It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.” – Pierre Bayle
39. “If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.” – John Wesley Shipp
40. “Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.” – Tariq Ramadan
41. “Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.” – G. Willow Wilson
42. “We should acknowledge differences, we should greet differences, until difference makes no difference anymore.” – Dr. Adela A. Allen
43. “Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.” – Robert Casey
44. “Half the secret of getting along with people is consideration of their views; the other half is tolerance in one’s own views.” – Daniel Frohman
45. “It is easy to be tolerant when you do not care.” – Clement F. Rogers
46. “The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.” – George Eliot
47. “Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another’s beliefs, practices and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.” – Joshua L. Liebman
48. “I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.” – Christopher Hitchens
49. “It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
50. “In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.” – Dalai Lama
51. “Tolerance consists of seeing certain things with your heart instead of your eyes.” – Orlando A. Battista
52. “Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.” – Jessica Lange
53. “Tolerance is the source of peace, and intolerance is the source of disorder and squabbling.” – Pierre Bayle
54. “A person's a person no matter how small.” – Dr. Seuss
55. “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” – Kofi Annan
56. “Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.” – Paulo Coelho
57. “Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.” – Marcus Aurelius
58. “I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.” – Lady Gaga
59. “Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich.” – J.H. Oldham
60. “There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.” – Nelson Mandela
61. “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” – 14th Dalai Lama
62. “We don’t need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.” – Arlen Specter
63. “To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono
64. “Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.” – William Allen White
65. “Tolerance is the mindful capacity to love, respect, accept the differences that make people unique.” – Byron R. Pulsifer
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2. “Sooner or later, if man is ever to be worthy of his destiny, we must fill our hearts with tolerance.” – Stan Lee
3. “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.” – John F. Kennedy
4. “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
5. “He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself.” – H.G. Wells
6. “Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
7. “Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice.” – Ayaan Hirsi Ali
8. “All men are made one for another, either then teach them better or bear with them.” – Marcus Aurelius
9. “What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other's folly, and that is the first law of nature.” – Voltaire
11. “The highest result of education is tolerance.” – Helen Keller
12. “Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
13. “In order to have faith in his own path, he does not need to prove that someone else's path is wrong.” – Paulo Coelho
14. “No human trait deserves less tolerance in everyday life, and gets less, than intolerance.” – Giacomo Leopardi
16. “Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.” – Octavia E. Butler
17. “Tolerance is nothing more than patience with boundaries.” – Shannon Alder
18. “Tolerance is a virtue that depends upon peace and strength.” – Charles Lindbergh
19. “Broad tolerance in the matter of beliefs is necessarily a part of the new ethics.” – Lafcadio Hearn
21. “Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.” – Salman Rushdie
22. “The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.” – Ralph W. Sockman
23. “Tolerance always has limits, and it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.” – Sidney Hook
24. “If you've ever found yourself pushed to the limits of your tolerance, you find yourself doing some things that, from the outside, can be seen as quite insane.” – Brandon Lee
26. “Our ability to tolerate frustration can be especially low when we are under time pressure or have too many things to do, a significant feature of many modern workplaces.” – Russell Kolts
27. “Humor brings insight and tolerance. Irony brings a deeper and less friendly understanding.” – Agnes Repplier
28. “Tolerance, openness to an argument, openness to self-doubt, willingness to see other people's points of view, these are very liberal and enlightened values that people are right to hold, but we can't allow them to delude us to the point where we can't recognize people who are needlessly perpetrating human misery.” – Sam Harris
29. “Chronically insecure people easily lose their altruism, tolerance, and respect for non-conformity. If they have no alternative on offer, they can be led to attribute their plight to strangers in their midst.” – Guy Standing
30. “You are not angry with people when you laugh at them. Humor teaches tolerance.” – W. Somerset Maugham
More Famous Quotes about Tolerance
31. “Things that are uncomfortable and demand time and effort and patience we can switch off to. And I am intrigued by that concept. It's about human tolerance.” – Sean Dyche
32. “Tolerance, of course, is often used in an entirely neutral sense: simply the ability to endure.” – Lee C. Bollinger
33. “Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.” – Arthur Keith
34. “You will never change what you tolerate.” – Joel Osteen
35. “The Right, much more than the Left, believes in the notion of live and let live, and that is the true definition of tolerance.” – Dave Rubin
36. “The only way to make sure people you agree with can speak is to support the rights of people you don't agree with.” – Eleanor Holmes Norton
37. “Honestly, I just have to do what's right for me, and what I would tell people is what I believe, which is that tolerance is very important.” – Martina McBride
38. “It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.” – Pierre Bayle
39. “If tolerance is the best we can do in this moment, then by all means let's be tolerant. But by stopping there, by merely tolerating each other, we miss so much.” – John Wesley Shipp
40. “Discomfort levels in our societies are rising, or so it would seem. In theory, we invoke diversity and tolerance. But in real life, we raise our hackles and withdraw into ourselves.” – Tariq Ramadan
41. “Real tolerance means respecting other people even when they baffle you and you have no idea why they think what they think.” – G. Willow Wilson
42. “We should acknowledge differences, we should greet differences, until difference makes no difference anymore.” – Dr. Adela A. Allen
43. “Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society.” – Robert Casey
44. “Half the secret of getting along with people is consideration of their views; the other half is tolerance in one’s own views.” – Daniel Frohman
45. “It is easy to be tolerant when you do not care.” – Clement F. Rogers
46. “The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision.” – George Eliot
47. “Tolerance is the positive and cordial effort to understand another’s beliefs, practices and habits without necessarily sharing or accepting them.” – Joshua L. Liebman
48. “I learned that very often the most intolerant and narrow-minded people are the ones who congratulate themselves on their tolerance and open-mindedness.” – Christopher Hitchens
49. “It is not a merit to tolerate, but rather a crime to be intolerant.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
50. “In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.” – Dalai Lama
51. “Tolerance consists of seeing certain things with your heart instead of your eyes.” – Orlando A. Battista
52. “Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.” – Jessica Lange
53. “Tolerance is the source of peace, and intolerance is the source of disorder and squabbling.” – Pierre Bayle
54. “A person's a person no matter how small.” – Dr. Seuss
55. “We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race.” – Kofi Annan
56. “Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.” – Paulo Coelho
57. “Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself.” – Marcus Aurelius
58. “I think tolerance and acceptance and love is something that feeds every community.” – Lady Gaga
59. “Differences were meant not to divide but to enrich.” – J.H. Oldham
60. “There is nothing more important in life than giving. Tolerance is forged when people look beyond their own desires.” – Nelson Mandela
61. “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.” – 14th Dalai Lama
62. “We don’t need holy wars. What we need is tolerance and brotherhood and simple humanity.” – Arlen Specter
63. “To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.” – Bono
64. “Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.” – William Allen White
65. “Tolerance is the mindful capacity to love, respect, accept the differences that make people unique.” – Byron R. Pulsifer
Share these Tolerance Quotes by Famous Personalities with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.