Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the wrong. Sometime in life you will have been all of these.

I've come to the conclusion that liking a person we are required to have dealings with is not of paramount importance. But respect is crucial, on both sides, as is tolerance, and a depth of understanding of those influences that sculpt a character.

What dooms our best efforts to cultivate empathy and compassion is always, of course, other people.

Not to know is to be a Buddha

True love is born from understanding.

One of the things that we teach in the class is tolerance and understanding between different groups. That's why we wanted to do something to celebrate black culture.