Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it.
Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
Hatred darkens life; love illumines it.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
If you want to make peace with your enemy,
you have to work with your enemy.
Then he becomes your partner.
- Nelson Mandela
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
- Abraham Lincoln
You have heard that it was said,
"Love your neighbor and hate your enemy."
But I tell you: Love your enemies
and pray for those who persecute you.
- Jesus (Matthew 5:43-44)
The practice of forgiveness is our most important
contribution to the healing of the world.
- Marianne Williamson
Further reading: Categorizing People
Life is a Reflection
Go and Do Likewise
Fear and Love
On the Unworkability of Vengeance
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