A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.

Men are more compassionate/(nobler)/magnanimous/generous than God; for men forgive their dead, but God does not.

Nothing degrades a man do more than the allowed stoop so low as to hate someone

Since we do not take a man on his past history, we do not refuse him because of his past history. I never met a man who was thoroughly bad. There is always some good in him if he gets a chance.

Wouldn't it be well to give some of your bouquets before a man dies, and not go and load down his coffin? He can't enjoy them then.

Forgive, son; men are men; they needs must err.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

I prayed earnestly for this Sister who had caused me so much struggle, but this was not enough for me. I tried to do everything I possibly could for her, and when tempted to answer her sharply, I hastened to give her a friendly smile and talk about something else, for, as it says in The Imitation, "It is better to leave everyone to his own way of thinking than begin an argument." (Imit., III, xliv, 1).

I said before, that I have learnt much by guiding others. In the first place I see that all souls have more or less the same battles to fight, and on the other hand, that one soul differs widely from another, so each must be dealt with differently.

But if we have the energy of compassion and loving kindness in us, the people around us will be influenced by our way of being and living.

We are not wise in ourselves.7 So we must support one another,8 be tolerant of each other,9 help, teach and advise one another. It is in times of trouble that we really discover the true value of our helpers. They do not weaken us, but reveal their true nature.

He who demands mercy and shows none burns the bridges over which he himself must later pass.