Dalai Lama,
“In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.”

Albert Einstein (1875-1955),
theoretical physicist, philosopher “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.”

Karl Popper (1902-1994),
scientist, philosopher “We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant.”

John Cogley Commonweal,
 “Tolerance implies a respect for another person, not because he is wrong or even because he is right, but because he is human.”

Ralph W. Stockman,
“The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.”

Rene Dubos,
“Human diversity makes tolerance more than a virtue; it makes it a requirement for survival.”

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
(1749-1832), philosopher, scientist, author  “Tolerance should really be only a temporary attitude; it must lead to recognition.”

Pierre Bayle (1647-1706),
philosopher “It is thus tolerance that is the source of peace, and intolerance that is the source of disorder and squabbling.”

Sarah Patton Boyle,
American civil rights activist - “Tolerance is only complacence when it makes no distinction between right and wrong.”

Robert Casey,
“Tolerance is the price we pay for living in a free, pluralistic society. “

Friedrich Durrenmatt,
“Without tolerance, our world turns into hell. “

George Eliot,
“The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. “

James Goldsmith,
“Tolerance it a tremendous virtue, but the immediate neighbors of tolerance are apathy and weakness.”

Alcee Hastings,
“Not just Christians and Jews, but also Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and the followers of many other religions believe in values like peace, respect, tolerance and dignity. These are values that bring people together and enable us to build responsible and solid communities.”

Sidney Hook,
“Tolerance always has limits - it cannot tolerate what is itself actively intolerant.”

Robert Green Ingersoll,
“Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.”

Arthur Keith,
“Tolerance is held to be a condition of mind which is encouraged by, and is necessary for, civilization.”

John F. Kennedy,
“Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others.”

Helen Keller,
“The highest result of education is tolerance.”

Pervez Musharraf,
“Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence.”

Bruce Springsteen,
“Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront
of my music.”

Voltaire,“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 - that is the first law of nature.”