We must be ready to learn from one another, not claiming that we alone possess all truth and that somehow we have a corner on God.
TUTU DESMONDForgiveness does not relieve someone of responsibility for what they have done. Forgiveness does not erase accountability. It is not about turning a blind eye or even turning the other cheek.
More Tutu Desmond Quotes
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Differences are not intended to separate, to alienate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another.
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Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument.
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
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I wish I could shut up, but I can’t, and I won’t.
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When we see others as separate, they become a threat. When we see others as part of us, as connected, as interdependent, then there is no challenge we cannot face—together.
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Be nice to whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity.
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We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water.
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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse, and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
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You show your humanity by how you see yourself not as apart from others but from your connection to others.
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Forgiveness is truly the grace by which we enable another person to get up, and get up with dignity, to begin anew.
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A person is a person through other persons; you can’t be human in isolation; you are human only in relationships.
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We are made for goodness. We are made for love. We are made for friendliness. We are made for togetherness. We are made for all of the beautiful things that you and I know.
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Out of the cacophony of random suffering and chaos that can mark human life, the life artist sees or creates a symphony of meaning and order.
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We are fragile creatures, and it is from this weakness, not despite it, that we discover the possibility of true joy.
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In the end generosity is the best way of becoming more, more, and more joyful.
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