The Dalai Lama on Tolerance and Compassion

Here is what the Dalai Lama said in his Ocean of Wisdom (via Wikiquote):

It is the enemy who can truly teach us to practice the virtues of compassion and tolerance.

The Dalai Lama's words have been rephrased and memed as in the graphics below, and I made one here with the quote itself:

Buddha image by Angela Marie Henriette

Here are the graphics which inspired me to make my own; they come from 20 Quotes That Can Change Your Thinking And Perception.

In the practice of tolerance,

one's enemy is the best teacher.