There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said,...
There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said,...
There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said,...
There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said,...
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The quote, "There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, I said, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too," was written by Robert Frost. It is one of the more famous quotes on the subject of hate. When people hate each other without reservation or any real reason, they are usually doing it out of some kind of misunderstanding or fear. The simplistic nature of the quote alludes to the fact that hate is something irrational on some level.

Once you have eliminated all of these things from your life, there are no more excuses for hating someone else. Hate is a waste of time and energy.

Source: Mother Night

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