“Devout to all. Despise none.”
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Terse motto-style line with no book and a 'website' tag, indicating it came from a quote site rather than a Gandhi text. No dated primary source supports it, so commonly_attributed at best; possibly fabricated.
Likely origin: Unsourced; credited to Gandhi on websites (tag 'website', no book) with no reliable primary citation. Phrasing does not match Gandhi's documented style.
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Respect that stops at people who already share your beliefs isn't really respect — it's tribal preference. The harder discipline is offering genuine regard to everyone while holding contempt for no one, which means separating a person's worth from whether you happen to agree with them.
When to use it
- A volunteer at an interfaith shelter treats an atheist guest and a devout one with the exact same courtesy.
- A manager gives the same careful hearing to the intern's idea as to the senior partner's.
- Someone stays civil toward a relative whose politics he can't stand, refusing to write the whole person off.