2 Quotes Tagged: story-of-ruth

A person was to be considered for himself or for herself, and not for anything else, not for his neighbors, his country, or his ancestors.

The Jews continued to be suspicious of foreigners. So did most other people of the time. So do most people today. We ourselves are often suspicious of people who look different, who talk differently, who aren't just like ourselves.
But it is not too late to learn the lesson of Ruth. ... should we not look at each person closely, as an individual with his own virtues and faults, and judge him for that and not for anything else.
And if we could find all the Ruths of the world, how much better off all of us would be.