Top 44 Quotes On Closed Minds

Closed Mind Quotes


Discover the power of open-mindedness with our collection of 44 inspiring quotes on closed minds. Learn to embrace new ideas and perspectives with these thought-provoking sayings.


Closed Mind Quotes
One’s opinion should only be as strong as one’s knowledge on the matter.
-Eric Hirzel

 

Try to keep your mind open to possibilities and your mouth closed on matters that you don't know about. Limit your 'always' and your 'nevers.'
-Amy Poehler

The strength of one's opinion should not exceed their knowledge on the matter.
-Eric Hirzel

 

Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
-Benjamin Franklin

It is when you finally learn that your are all in your mind that your real life begins.
-Brian Tracy

 

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
 -Gerry Spence

 

The door of a bigoted mind opens outwards so that the only result of the pressure of facts upon it is to close it more snugly.
-Ogden Nash

 

Progress is impossible without change and those who cannot change their minds, cannot change anything.
-George Bernard Shaw

The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise life will just pass you by.
-Danny Wallace

If you have a bad thought about yourself, tell it to go to hell because that is exactly where it came from.
-Brigham Young

 

A closed mind stumbles over the blessings of life without recognizing them.
-Napoleon Hill

 

Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.
-Ronald Reagan

 

Keep your mouth closed until your mind is in gear.
-Unknown

 

A closed mind is a dying mind.
-Edna Ferber

Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and belief.
-Toba Beta

 

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
-Terry Pratchett

 

The mind that is too ready at contempt, or at admiration of small, good, or evil, is not a proper judge of anything.
-Joseph Jouber

A closed mind and a closed book are the same; just a block of wood.
-Chinese Proverb

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
-Aristotle

A mind is only as strong as the walls we build around it.
-Unknown

 

A closed mind is a limited mind. An open mind is an unlimited mind.
-John C. Maxwell

 

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.
-Peter Marshall

 

The mind that opens up to a new idea never returns to its original size.
-Albert Einstein

 

You can't wake a person who is pretending to be asleep.
-Navajo Proverb

A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it is not open.
-Frank Zappa

 

The problem with closed-minded people is that their mouth is always open.
-Unknown

 

The greater our knowledge increases, the greater our ignorance unfolds.
-John F. Kennedy



Close Minded Peoples Quotes


A person is not given the heart to understand and the mind to discriminate by accident. They are given by God as tools for a purpose—to cultivate wisdom. Use them wisely.
-Suzy Kassem

 

I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
-Socrates

The mind is like a garden. If you plant flowers of positivity, your mind will bloom with joy and happiness.
-Debasish Mridha

The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it.
-Terry Pratchett

 

The narrow-minded have a wide tongue.
-Arab Proverb

A closed mind is a dead mind. And a dead mind is of no use to anyone.
-Rick Warren

The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.
-Charles Bukowski

A person who won't listen to others has a closed mind and is not open to new ideas. Their progress is halted.
-Byron Pulsifer

Closed-minded people are always arguing, while open-minded people are always discussing.
-Greg Anderson

 

Once you've decided that something's absolutely true, you've closed your mind on it, and a closed mind doesn't go anywhere.
-Michael A. Singer

 

I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief.
-Gerry Spence

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I try not to be surprised. Surprise is the public face of a mind that has been closed.
-Bernard Beckett

No matter how much we disagree with people, demonising them doesn't get us anywhere; it merely indicates a closed mind.
-Lindsay Duncan


Quotes About Close Minded Person

 
The closed mind is a disease. You need to have an open mind; otherwise, life will just pass you by.
-Danny Wallace

 

Closed-minded people will always find something wrong with open-minded people. It is a way to shield themselves from their own insecurities.
-Unknown

 

Closed-minded people open their mouths more than their eyes.
-Unknown

 

A person who is open to new experiences is like a fully charged battery. A closed-minded person is like a battery that is disconnected from the charger.
-Earl Nightingale



Top 33 Love And War Quotes

Love And War Quotes


Love and war are two of the most powerful forces in human experience. These 33 quotes will inspire you to embrace love and peace, while also honoring the sacrifices made in times of conflict.


Love And War Quotes
Everybody's at war with different things I'm at war with my own heart sometimes.

Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.
-Rabindranath Tagore

 

Love and war are the same thing, and stratagems and policy are as allowable in the one as in the other.
-Miguel de Cervantes

 

How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
-Winnie-the-Pooh

It takes two to make a relationship work bit only one to ruin it.
It takes two to make a relationship work bit only one to ruin it.


Everyone can say i love you but not everyone really means it.so believe it when you feel it,not when you hear it.
Everyone can say i love you but not everyone really means it.so believe it when you feel it,not when you hear it.


Sometimes i wonder if love is worth fighting for,but then i remember your face and I'm ready for war.
Sometimes i wonder if love is worth fighting for,but then i remember your face and I'm ready for war.


Don't play with someone's heart if you have no intention of having a serious relationship..
Don't play with someone's heart if you have no intention of having a serious relationship..


Make love and not war cause we don't need no trouble what we need is love to guide and protect is on.
Make love and not war cause we don't need no trouble what we need is love to guide and protect is on.


Being alone may scare you, but staying in a bad relationship will damage you.
Being alone may scare you, but staying in a bad relationship will damage you.


Loving you was like a war i never came back the same.
Loving you was like a war i never came back the same.


Someone who is worthy of your love will never put you in situation where you feel you must sacrifice your dignity,your integrity , or your self worth to be with them.
Someone who is worthy of your love will never put you in situation where you feel you must sacrifice your dignity,your integrity , or your self worth to be with them.



Dont worry when i fight with you, worry when i stop because it means there's
Dont worry when i fight with you, worry when i stop because it means there's nothing left for us to fight for.



All is fair in love and war bit neither love or war is ever fair.


I love you means that i care enough to fight what we have and that i love enough not to let go.
I love you means that i care enough to fight what we have and that i love enough not to let go.


 

Love War Quotes


The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.
-Sun Tzu

 

Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.
-Rick Riordan

 

Love is like war: it's easy to begin, hard to end, and impossible to forget.
-Unknown

Hate begets hate, violence engenders violence, hypocrisy is answered by hypocrisy, war generates war, and love creates love.
-Pitirim Sorokin




Love Is Like A War Quotes


Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.
-H. L. Mencken

 

In love, as in war, a fortress that parleys is half taken.
-Margaret Lyon

 

Love is a war of lightning, and two bodies ruined by a single sweetness.
-Pablo Neruda

 

Love is like war; you've got to get out there and fight if you want to win.
-Amelia Earhart

 

Love is like war, except without all the blood and death and stuff.
-Damon Wayans Jr.

 

There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.

 

Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice.
-Michael Novak

It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love
-John Lennon

 

I'm not going to sacrifice love, real love, for any *%@$n' war or any friend, or any business, because in the end you're alone at night.
-John Lennon

 

In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.
-Napoleon Bonaparte

 

It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love.
-John Lennon

 

Love and war always go together. They are the peaks of human emotion! Evil and good, beauty and ugliness.
-Rick Riordan

 

The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.
-Ernest Hemingway

 

Choosing love or war: both are brave choices, in their own ways.
-Cassandra Clare

Top 28 Worth The Wait Quotes

Worth The Wait Quotes


Explore 28 quotes celebrating the beauty of waiting. Learn why good things take time and discover the joy that comes when patience meets perseverance. Dive into these inspiring 'Worth the Wait' quotes for a dose of positivity and motivation.

Worth The Wait Quotes

Sometimes what you want isn't always what you get, but in the end, what you get is so much better than what you wanted.

God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but it's worth the wait.
God has perfect timing; never early, never late. It takes a little patience and it takes a lot of faith but it's worth the wait.


Life has a way of testing a person's will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once. The worth lies in how we navigate the wait.
-Paulo Coelho

 

Waiting is a trap. There will always be reasons to wait. The truth is, there are only two things in life, reasons and results, and reasons simply don't count.
-Robert Anthony

Be patient. Sometimes, you have to go through the worst to get the best. It's worth the wait.
-Unknown

 

Waiting is a sign of true love and patience. Anyone can say 'I love you,' but not everyone can wait and prove it's true.

 

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
-Leo Tolstoy

Everything comes to you at the right time. Be patient and trust the process.

Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
-John Quincy Adams

 

Don't rush things. Anything worth having is worth waiting for.

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.
-Arnold H. Glasow

 

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
-Saadi

 

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
-Aristotle

 

Don't let the waiting make you forget the person you are becoming.


the worst part of life is waiting


The best things in life are worth waiting for, fighting for, believing in, and just never letting go of.

Don't lose hope. When the sun goes down, the stars come out. Your time will come.

Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go out and get them.
-Anonymous

 

It might take a year,it might take longer but it's worth the wait.
It might take a year,it might take longer but it's worth the wait.

 

Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
-Robert H. Schuller

 

To everything, there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.
-Ecclesiastes 3:1 (Bible)

 

Good things are worth waiting for and worth fighting for.
-Susan Statham

 


It's Always Worth The Wait Quotes

 
In the journey of life, sometimes the wait is long, but the rewards at the end make it all worthwhile.
-Unknown

 

The best things in life are often worth waiting for, working for, and fighting for.
-Susan Gale

 

Life is all about timing. The unreachable becomes reachable, the unavailable becomes available, the unattainable becomes attainable. Have patience, wait it out. It's all about timing.
-Stacey Charter

The beauty of life is, while we cannot undo what is done, we can see it, understand it, learn from it, and change. So that every new moment is spent not in regret, guilt, fear, or anger, but in wisdom, understanding, and love.
-Jennifer Edwards

Great things come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
-Abraham Lincoln

53 Quotes That Will Help You Turn Defeat Into Opportunity

Quotes About Losing Game


How to lose like a winner? Read these 50 quotes about losing games to learn how to deal with defeat gracefully and turn it into an opportunity for growth.

Quotes About Losing Game

You can't win every game, but you can always learn from every game.

 

Losing is part of the game. If you never lose, you are never truly tested, and never forced to grow.
-David Sirlin

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
-John Powell

You don't get over losses. You turn them into lessons.
-Robin Sharma

You have to learn how to lose before you can appreciate winning.
-Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall.
-Serena Williams

 

In the game of life, sometimes you kick off and sometimes you receive. It's what you do with the ball that counts.
-Tom Brady

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.
-Maya Angelou

 

The man who can smile when things go wrong has thought of someone else he can blame it on.
-Robert Bloch

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack in will.
-Vince Lombardi

A loss is not a failure unless you make the same mistake twice.
-Unknown

 

The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
-Sam Snead

 

I've missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I've been trusted to take the game-winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.
-Michael Jordan

The true test of a champion is not how they win, but how they handle defeat.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.
-Malcolm Forbes

 

In order to win the game, you must first learn to lose.

Losing is not the opposite of winning. It's part of the process of winning.

Losing is part of the game. If you never lose, you are never truly tested, and never forced to grow.
-David Sirlin

Failure does not come from losing, but from not trying.
-Larry Brown

It's not how many times you fall, it's how many times you get back up.

The only time you don't fail is the last time you try anything—and it works.
-William Strong

When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what the storm is all about.
-Haruki Murakami

 

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.
-John C. Maxwell

The only way to guarantee you won't lose is to never play the game.

You have no choices about how you lose, but you do have a choice about how you come back and prepare to win again.
-Pat Riley

 

Losing a game is not the end of the journey, it's just a bump in the road.

Losing is part of the game, but it's not the end of the world. It's an opportunity to learn and come back stronger.

The true test of a champion is not how they win, but how they handle defeat.

The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.
-Les Brown

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.
-Grantland Rice

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart.
-R. G. Ingersoll

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose.
-Wilma Rudolph

 

I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
-Michael Jordan

It's not the will to win that matters; everyone has that. It's the will to prepare to win that matters.
-Paul "Bear" Bryant

It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you get back up after the loss.
-Lou Holtz

You don't lose when you get knocked down; you lose when you stay down.
-Muhammad Ali

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A setback is a setup for a comeback.
-T.D. Jakes

The greatest glory comes from rising every time we fall.
-Confucius



Sayings About Losing A Game


You learn more from losing than winning.
-Morgan Wootten


The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
-Buddha


You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones.
-Dale Earnhardt

 

Champions keep playing until they get it right.
-Billie Jean King



Inspirational Quotes About Losing A Game


I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.
-George S. Patton

 

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.
-Tom Landry

The pain of losing is a motivator. Failure is not fatal. It's okay to lose. But you cannot lose the will.
-Venus Williams

 

It's not about how hard you hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
-Rocky Balboa

The only thing I've ever won was a karaoke contest, but I've lost a lot in life. That's where my inspiration comes from.
-Adam Lambert

It doesn't matter how many times you lose. You only have to be right once, and then everyone can tell you that you are an overnight success.
-Mark Cuban

A champion is defined not by their wins, but by how they can recover when they fall.
-Serena Williams

It is impossible to live without failing at something unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.
-J.K. Rowling


Never let a defeat have the last word. The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you've come.
-Mick Kremling

You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself. Your own highest standards, and when you reach your limits, that is real joy.
-Arthur Ashe

I can't change the fact that I've lost games, but what I can do is focus my energy and time on how to better myself.
-Lionel Messi

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37 'Don't Like Me' Quotes That Will Make You Feel Unstoppable

Quotes About If You Don't Like Me


Don't let others define you. Boost your confidence with these 37 unstoppable quotes that will show you that you are enough, no matter what.


Quotes About If You Don't Like Me
When people don't like themselves, they have to find someone to hate so they can feel better.
-Tom Hardy

You don't have to like me; I'm not a Facebook status.
-Unknown


It's better to be disliked for being real than to be liked for being fake.
-Unknown

 

Don't waste your time trying to win over people who don't like you. Focus on the ones who do.
-Unknown

 

It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me. I am what I am, and I do what I do. I expect nothing, and accept everything. And it makes life so much easier.
-Anthony Hopkins

If you don't like me, take a map, get a car, and go to Hell. Have a nice trip.
-Unknown


The only way to deal with how you are perceived is to be honest about who you are. And if you're honest and you're not liked, it doesn't matter.
-Ralph Fiennes

Not everyone will like you, and that's perfectly okay. Be yourself anyway.
-Unknown

 

You can't control who doesn't like you. You can control who you pay attention to.
-Unknown

If someone doesn't like you, that's their problem, not yours.
-Unknown


If you don't like me, remember it's mind over matter.
I don't mind, and you don't matter.
-Dr. Seuss

Not being liked isn't the end of the world; it means you're not living a lie.
-Unknown

I don't dislike my haters; they dislike me. I'm doing nothing to them. I'm just being myself.
-Khloe Kardashian

If you don't like me, why do you waste your time making fun of me?
-Chad Anderson

 

You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be someone who hates peaches.
-Dita Von Teese

 

I'm not rude; I'm honest. I just speak what's on my mind, even if most can't handle the truth.
-Unknown

 

You don't have to be friends with people you don't like. Just be respectful.
-Unknown

 

If you don't like me, there must be something wrong with you.
-Shaquille O'Neal

 

I can be civil to someone I don't like, but I can't fake affection.
-Unknown


I don't need your approval to be me.
-Unknown

Don't worry about those who talk behind your back; they're behind you for a reason.
-Unknown

Hating me doesn't make you pretty.
-Unknown

I'm not here to make everyone happy. I'm here to be me.
-Unknown

I don't have time to hate people who hate me because I'm too busy loving people who love me.
-Unknown

I'd rather be disliked for who I am than liked for who I'm not.
-Unknown

The only approval you need is your own. If you like who you are, that's all that matters.
-Unknown

 

Not everyone will understand your journey. That's fine. It's not their journey to make sense of; it's yours.
-Unknown

 

If people don't like you for being yourself, be yourself even more.
-Taylor Swift

 

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No one has the power to shatter your dreams unless you give it to them.
-Maeve Greyson


 

It's OK If You Don't Like Me Quotes

 

It's okay if you don't like me. Not everyone has to have good taste.
-Unknown

 

It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.
-Dolly Parton

I'm not everyone's cup of tea, and I'm totally fine with that.
-Unknown

It's okay if you don't like me. I like me, and that's enough.

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I'm not here to please everyone. I'm here to be me.

It's perfectly okay if you disagree with me; I can't force you to be right.
-Unknown

Not everyone will appreciate the real you, and that's okay.
-Unknown
  
It's perfectly fine if you don't like me; I wasn't put on this earth to entertain you.
-Unknown

Top 37 Broke People Quotes That Are Actually True

Broke People Quotes


Being broke is no fun. It can be stressful, demoralizing, and even isolating. But you are not alone. Millions of people around the world struggle with financial hardship. And while it's important to acknowledge the challenges of being broke, it's also important to remember that it's a temporary state of affairs.

This blog post presents a collection of quotes from people who have been there and done that. These quotes offer inspiration, motivation, and hope to those who are facing financial challenges. They remind us that we are not alone, that we can overcome our struggles, and that there is always light at the end of the tunnel.

So if you're feeling down about your finances, take a few minutes to read through these quotes. Let their words uplift and inspire you. And remember, you are not alone. You will get through this.



Top 46 Love Your Enemies Quotes

Love Your Enemies Quotes


Discover inspiring 'Love Your Enemies' quotes that promote forgiveness, understanding, and peace..


Love Your Enemies Quotes
And God said “Love Your Enemy,” and I obeyed him and loved myself.



Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults.
-Benjamin Franklin


If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.
-Nelson Mandela

To love our enemy is impossible. The moment we understand our enemy, we feel compassion towards him or her, and he or she is no longer our enemy.
-Thich Nhat Hanh

The best way to defeat someone is to beat him at politeness.
-Josh Billings

Let us forgive each other—only then will we live in peace.
-Leo Tolstoy

The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend.
-Abraham Lincoln


When we think of enemies, we think of people that are different from us, and we think of people who are less than us. Love is knowing that we're all equal.
-Ram Dass

Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it.
-Martin Luther King Jr.

 

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.
-Dalai Lama


I'd rather be a happy person with a thousand enemies than a miserable person with no enemies.

only enemies speak the truth friend and lovers lie


Love your enemy, it will scare the hell out of them.
-Mark Twain


Choose your enemies wisely ...you may know them , but you don't know who is standing behind them.

 

To Win Against Your Enemies You Have To Do The Opposite Of What They Expect You To Do.

Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
-Oscar Wilde

 

Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgment.
-Mario Puzo

 

If i could go back to the day we met


Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

 

A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.

 

Instead of loving your enemies – treat your friends a little better.
-E.W. Howe

The only way to deal with enemies is to love them, forgive them, and turn them into friends.
-Nikki Sixx


Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
-John F. Kennedy


Love your enemies because they bring out the best in you.
-Friedrich Nietzsche


Loving your enemies is easy when you realize that we are all human, all flawed, and all in need of grace.

 

Be Careful what you tolerate


When you love your enemies, you break the cycle of hatred.

 

Love your enemies, but don't let them walk all over you.
-Unknown

 

Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while patience and love are signs of strength.
-Dalai Lama

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.
-Unknown

 

Hate is too great a burden to bear. It injures the hater more than it injures the hated.
-Coretta Scott King

The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
-Martin Luther King Jr.



The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.
-Norman Schwarzkopf


An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.
-Mahatma Gandhi


If you want to conquer the enemy, conquer yourself.
-Charles Manson


Let our love be like the misty rain, coming softly but flooding the river.
-Malagasy Proverb

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.
-Rumi




I Love My Enemies Quotes


When you love your enemies, you free yourself from the burden of hatred.
-Unknown
 
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.
-Lewis B. Smedes

 


if you cant built with them dont chill with them


Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.
-Gautama Buddha

The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
-Elie Wiesel

 

You should never hate anyone, even your worst enemies. Everyone has something good about them. You have to find the redeeming quality and love the person for that.
-Mahatma Gandhi

Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.
-Maya Angelou

 

The only way to deal with all humans is to love them, forgive them, and see them as God does.
-Mother Teresa

Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.
-Jesus Christ, in the Bible, Luke 6:27-28

You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven.
-Jesus Christ, in the Bible, Matthew 5:43-45