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Tolerate Quotes

On what we choose to put up with.

These tolerate quotes weigh patience against its limits, from flatly refusing to tolerate lying to the observation that imperfection is easier to tolerate in small doses.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

We tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify us if we saw them in a horse.

Quotes by William Inge

Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.

Quotes by William Allen White

I won't tolerate lying.

Quotes by Vito Fossella

Able Quotes

If the networks can get audiences to tolerate pop-up promos by the dozens, maybe they'll start selling pop-up commercials, too.

Quotes by Tom Shales

I've never really been able to tolerate zoos.

Quotes by Sonya Hartnett

Neurosis is the inability to tolerate ambiguity.

Quotes by Sigmund Freud

Growth hackers don't tolerate waste.

Quotes by Ryan Holiday

Jerusalem should not tolerate any religious war.

Quotes by Reuven Rivlin

About Quotes

Rudeness is something I just can't tolerate.

Quotes by Phil Ramone

I can tolerate anything but corruption and nepotism.

Quotes by Naveen Patnaik

You have to be able to tolerate what you don't necessarily like so you can be free.

Quotes by Larry Flynt

But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.

Quotes by Jean-Pierre Raffarin

Human beings tolerate what they understand they have to tolerate.

Quotes by Jane Rule

Abuse Quotes

I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.

Quotes by Jan Brewer

We must not tolerate oppressive government or industrial oligarchy in the form of monopolies and cartels.

Quotes by Henry A. Wallace

The people of our state will no longer tolerate advocates of treason.

Quotes by George Smathers

Cities tolerate crazy people. Companies don't.

Quotes by Geoffrey West

Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect.

Quotes by Gene Kranz

Ambiguity Quotes

Twenty can't be expected to tolerate sixty in all things, and sixty gets bored stiff with twenty's eternal love affairs.

Quotes by Emily Carr

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the general theme of these tolerate quotes?
These quotes generally explore where the line falls between patience and its limits, examining what people choose to tolerate in honesty, appearance, and each other's weaknesses.
Why do people search for tolerate quotes?
People search for tolerate quotes for sharp, honest lines about patience, fairness, and personal limits. See Ambiguity quotes for related reflections on uncertainty.
Is there a quote about refusing to tolerate dishonesty?
Yes, one short, direct quote states simply that the speaker won't tolerate lying, setting a clear personal boundary without elaboration.
Do any quotes discuss tolerating imperfection?
Yes, one quote observes that flaws of any kind go down easier when they arrive gradually, in modest amounts, suggesting patience has more to do with scale than with the flaw itself.
Is there a quote about tolerating physical appearance?
Yes, one quote notes that people tolerate shapes in human beings that would horrify them if seen in a horse, pointing out an inconsistency in how tolerance gets applied. See Abuse quotes for related boundary themes.

A sharper line notes we tolerate shapes in people we would find alarming in a horse, while another argues fairness means tolerating others' weaknesses too. See also Abuse and Ambiguity quotes.