Quotes about Understanding

I think moral outrage is born not of anger but of love. It comes from the highest in us, not from a low-level sense of anger or cynicism.

Life is short. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly and love truly.

The world says of marriage: A short joy and a long displeasure. But he who understands it finds in it delight, love, and joy without ceasing.

Whom you would change, you must first love.

Love is a usually force able of transforming an rivalry into friend.

People are not hungry just for bread, they are hungry for love.

I feel about John's gospel like I feel about my wife; I love her very much, but I wouldn't claim to understand her.

Follow the trend lines, not the headlines.

True friends love one another, even though we're all a little quirky.

the well-being of the other person is more important than the current comfort level in the relationship.

I would permit no man, no matter what his color might be, to narrow and degrade my soul by making me hate him.

As we forge deeper into this issue of forgiveness, we must be prepared to open up and discuss things that bother us before they escalate to a crisis level. We must examine our struggles with forgiveness in which there are not overt offenses or blatant betrayals. I'm convinced that seeds of resentment take root in the silent frustrations that never get discussed. Other people cannot read our minds--or our palms!--and that is why we have tongues to speak.