You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them. – Desmond Tutu
Twenty-five years ago people could be excused for not knowing much, or doing much, about climate change. Today we have no excuse. – Desmond Tutu
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. – Desmond Tutu
People are not born hating each other and wishing to cause harm. It is a learned condition. – Desmond Tutu
Forgiving is not forgetting; its actually remembering-remembering and not using your right to hit back. Its a second chance for a new beginning. And the remembering part is particularly important. Especially if you don’t want to repeat what happened. – Desmond Tutu
Compassion is not just feeling with someone, but seeking to change the situation. Frequently people think compassion and love are merely sentimental. No! They are very demanding. If you are going to be compassionate, be prepared for action! – Desmond Tutu
Freedom and liberty lose out by default because good people are not vigilant. – Desmond Tutu
Don’t raise your voice, improve your argument. – Desmond Tutu
Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes. – Desmond Tutu
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. – Desmond Tutu
Resentment and anger are bad for your blood pressure and your digestion. – Desmond Tutu
Differences are not inteded to separate or to alinate. We are different precisely in order to realize our need of one another. – Desmond Tutu
Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness. – Desmond Tutu
Religion is like a knife: you can either use it to cut bread, or stick in someone’s back. – Desmond Tutu
Without forgiveness there can be no future for a relationship between individuals or within and between nations. -Desmond Tutu
We are made for loving. If we don’t love, we will be like plants without water. – Desmond Tutu
There is a story, which is fairly well known, about when the missionaries came to Africa. They had the Bible and we, the natives, had the land. They said “Let us pray,” and we dutifully shut our eyes. When we opened them, why, they now had the land and we had the Bible. – Desmond Tutu
Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are. – Desmond Tutu
Human beings are fundamentally good. The aberration, in fact, is the evil one, for God created us ultimately for God, for goodness, for laughter, for joy, for compassion, for caring. – Desmond Tutu
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low. – Desmond Tutu
It is true that when we harm others, we harm ourselves; but it is just as true that when we help others, we also help ourselves. – Desmond Tutu
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