#others

I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into something they could understand. ↗

— Mary McCarthy

#religion #understanding-oneself-and-others #religion

His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#path #respecting-others #respect

People use words to do battle and to hurt one another terribly, tragically and even mortally. ↗

— Bryant McGill

#hurting #respecting-others #respect

My mum translated this in her head to "witchfinder," which was good because like most West Africans, she considered witchfinding a more respectable profession than policeman. ↗

— Ben Aaronovitch

#west-african #witches #respect

Mama used to say, you have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul. ↗

— Shannon Hale

#wisdom #wisdom

Sometimes I guess it just feels better to know that you have someone to help you when you can’t even help yourself. ~ Willow Mosby (Exposing ELE) ↗

— Rebecca Gober

#exposing-ele #friends #grief #heartache #helping-others

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#himself #makes #making #man #others

Liberty is the prevention of control by others. ↗

— John Acton

#liberty #others #prevention

Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#ability #almost #also #apparent #beings

People often grudge others what they cannot enjoy themselves. ↗

— Aesop

#enjoy #grudge #often #others #people