بدلاً من إدانة الناس دعنا نحاول أن نفهمهم.. هذا مفيد جداً خير من الانتقاد وبالتالي فإنه يولد العاطفة والحب والتسامح..كي تفهم الجميع، سامح الكل

To understand is to forgive.

To understand all is to forgive all.

The French may be straining the truth in their famous saying that “to understand all is to forgive all”,” but it is certainly true that the more we know of any given person, the harder it becomes to hate him.

Before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.

I have made a ceaseless effort not to ridicule, not to bewail, not to scorn human actions, but to understand them.

One must learn to forgive and not to hold a hostile, bitter attitude of mind, which offends those about us and prevents us from enjoying ourselves; one must recognize human shortcomings and adjust himself to them rather than to be constantly finding fault with them.

Understanding breeds empathy.

Understanding is often a prelude to forgiveness, but they are not the same, and we often forgive what we cannot understand (seeing nothing else to do) and understand what we cannot pardon.

Self-understanding is crucial for understanding another person; self-love is crucial for loving others. When you’ve understood your suffering, you suffer less, and you are capable of understanding another person’s suffering much more easily. When you can recognize the suffering in the other person and see how that suffering came about, compassion arises. You no longer have the desire to punish or blame the other person. You can listen deeply, and when you speak there is compassion and understanding in your speech. The person with whom you’re speaking will feel much more comfortable, because there is understanding and love in your voice.

It is surely better to pardon too much, than to condemn too much.

My work expresses an infatuation with human beings. I don’t believe that to understand is necessarily to pardon, but I feel that to understand makes one forget that one cannot pardon.

Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love.

There is a French expression: “Tout comprendre c’est tout pardonner.” To understand all is to forgive all.