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Prejudice

We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them. – Author Unknown

Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. – Merry Browne

Prejudice iz a hous plant which iz very apt tew wither if yu take it out doors amungst pholks. – Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818–1885) [Or if you prefer, the “tran

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority. – Ralph W. Sockman

Prejudice is weighing the facts with your thumb on the scales. – Alex Dreier, c.1956

Judge me all you want, just keep the verdict to yourself. – From a Winston advertisement

Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people whom we personally dislike. – Oscar Wilde

Judgments prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. – Wayne W. Dyer

If we were to wake up some morning and find that everyone was the same race, creed and color, we would find some other causes for prejudice by noon. – George Aiken

Everyone is a prisoner of his own experiences. No one can eliminate prejudices — just recognize them. – Edward Roscoe Murrow, 31 December 1955

It is never too late to give up our prejudices. – Henry David Thoreau

In overcoming prejudice, working together is even more effective than talking together. – Ralph W. Sockman

Prejudice is all in your head. – As seen on a button at evolvefish.com

A minority group has “arrived” only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it. – Carl T. Rowan

Do not judge and you will never be mistaken. – Jean Jacques Rousseau

If only closed minds came with closed mouths. – As seen on a button at evolvefish.com

Our prejudices are like physical infirmities — we cannot do what they prevent us from doing. – John Lancaster Spalding

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds. – Albert Einstein

Somehow our devils are never quite what we expect when we meet them face to face. – Nelson DeMille

If you judge people you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa