6 Times Mister Rogers Described Love the Best

By Melanie Aman Updated: February 3, 2019

We could all learn a thing or two from these Mister Rogers quotes. After all, who better to share the gospel of love, kindness, and compassion than a former minister?

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Everyone’s favorite neighbor spent 31 seasons teaching viewers powerful life lessons, like how to deal with your feelings, how to cherish the little things in life, how to value and love yourself, and most importantly, how to love and value other people. Even though his show was geared toward children, we continue to benefit from his wisdom, empathy, and understanding.

Fred Rogers died in 2003, but his message of inspiration and optimism remain, gifting everyone who comes in contact with his show, his books, and his quotes a nugget of peace and happiness. “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping,” Mister Rogers once said. Little did he know that for many of us, he was one of the helpers.

No matter your mood, a little quality time with Mister Rogers can be immensely comforting. So, keep scrolling for our favorite quotes from Mister Rogers about love.

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"Love seems to be something that keeps filling up within us. The more we give away, the more we have to give."
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"When we love a person, we accept him or her exactly as is: the lovely with the unlovely, the strong along with the fearful, the true mixed in with the façade, and of course, the only way we can do it is by accepting ourselves that way."
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"Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like 'struggle.' To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now."
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"Deep within us — no matter who we are — there lives a feeling of wanting to be lovable, of wanting to be the kind of person that others like to be with. And the greatest thing we can do is to let people know that they are loved and capable of loving."
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"The toughest thing is to love somebody who has done something mean to you. Especially when that somebody has been yourself."
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"Love is like infinity: You can’t have more or less infinity, and you can’t compare two things to see if they’re 'equally infinite.' Infinity just is, and that’s the way I think love is, too."