Kindness Quotes

 

You can gain more friends by being yourself than you can by putting up a front.
You can gain more friends by building people up
than you can by tearing them down.
And you can gain more friends by taking
a few minutes from each day to do
something kind for someone,
whether it be a friend or a complete stranger.
What a difference one person can make!
Sasha Azevedo

The kindness planned for tomorrow doesn’t count for today. Unknown

Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits,
Take care of your garden and keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine, kind words and kind deeds.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Be kind to unkind people — they need it the most. Unknown

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain

If someone were to pay you $.10 for every kind word you ever spoke and collect $.05 for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor? Unknown

If your words are soft and sweet, they won’t be as hard to swallow if you have to eat them. Unknown

 Kindness is the oil that takes friction out of life. Unknown

 Kindness may be achieved by all, rich and poor, learned and illiterate. Brilliance of mind and capacity for deep thinking have rendered great service to humanity, but by themselves they are impotent to dry a tear or mend a broken heart. Unknown

 Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. Marian Wright Edelman

So many gods, so many creeds, So many paths that wind and wind, While just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs Ella Wheeler Wilcox

A spark of kindness starts a fire of love. Unknown

Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
The Holy Bible

I’m a competitive person, but I have never understood people’s competitiveness at the expense of their colleagues. Geraldine Ferraro

When you carry out acts of kindness you get a wonderful feeling inside.
It is as though something inside your body responds
and says, yes, this is how I ought to feel.
Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

One can always be kind to people about whom one cares nothing. Oscar Wilde

I have wept in the night for the shortness of sight that to
somebody’s need made me blind; But I never have yet
Felt a tinge of regret for being a little too kind.
Unknown

Try to become the kind of person that people are anxious to see you as, and after you leave, they will have a lot of thinking to do.Unknown

You will be happier if you will give people a bit of your heart rather than a piece of your mind.
Unknown

By doing simple acts of kindness for others, we cannot help but lift ourselves up too. Unknown

Be kind, generous and loving in your thoughts, words and actions.Ann Sykes Walter

If you stop to be kind, you must swerve often from your path. Mary Webb

Kindness has more power than compulsion. Unknown

Do all the good you can.
By all the means you can.
In all the ways you can.
In all the places you can.
At all the times you can.
To all the people you can.
As long as ever you can.
John Wesley

Knowing sorrow well, I learn to succor the distressed. Virgil

The kindness of the American people is, so far as I know, something unique in the history of the world. Alfred North Whitehead

Caring must strengthen into commitment and commitment into action if we are to preserve and nurture one of the greatest forces for rebirth and renewal this nation has… voluntarism. Marlene Wilson

Kindness is something you have received and have to pass on in order to keep it. Unknown

The sense that someone else cares always helps because it is the sense of love. George E. Woodberry

Kindness and honesty can be expected only from the strong. Unknown

Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong. Zoroaster

In scattering seeds of kindness, do it by hand and not by machine. George Ade

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie. Aeschylus

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop

Perhaps the world little notes nor long remembers individual acts of kindness — but people do. Herm Albright

A sweet word multiplieth friends, and appeaseth enemies, and a gracious tongue in a good man aboundeth. Apocrypha

Little kindnesses… will broaden your heart, and slowly you will habituate yourself to helping your fellow man in many ways. Zadikian Zadik

A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward. William John Bennett

Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand. John Christian Bovee

Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie

The heart and benevolent and kind the most resembles God.  Robert Burns

Without kindness, there can be no true joy. Thomas Carlyle

Fair and softly goes far. Miguel De Cervantes

Life is just a short walk from the cradle to the grave –and it sure behooves us to be kind to one another along the way. Alice Childress

To feel sorry for the needy is not the mark of a Christian — to help them is. Frank A. Clark

Oh worse than everything, is kindness counterfeiting absent love. Samuel Taylor Coleridge

To speak well of a vulgar man is much the same as speaking ill of a good man. Leonardo Da Vinci

Where our bread is concerned, it is a material matter.
Where our neighbor’s bread is concerned, it is a spiritual matter.
I.D. Douglas

Large was his wealth, but larger was his heart. John Dryden

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning. Frederick W. Faber

Let the man who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness, even while receiving it. Marcus Annaeus Seneca

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness. Confucius

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama

Whether one believes in a religion or not,
and whether one believes in rebirth or not,
there isn’t anyone who doesn’t appreciate
kindness and compassion.
Dalai Lama

This is my simple religion.
There is no need for temples;
no need for complicated philosophy.
Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;
the philosophy is kindness.
Dalai Lama

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. Publilius Syrus

Kindness is like snow – it beautifies everything it covers. Unknown

Forget injuries; never forget kindness. Confucius

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
Dalai Lama

As perfume is to the flower, so is kindness to speech. Katherine Francke

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions. Kahlil Gibran

You know, we’re all going in the same direction, or at least trying to.
So we need to live together, get along together,
and give each other enough space to be comfortable on that road.
Lillian Gideon

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. Dalai Lama

We hate the kindness which we understand. Henry David Thoreau

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things,
in which smiles, and kindnesses, and small obligations, given habitually,
are what win and preserve the heart and secure comfort.
Humphrey Davy

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel

Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.
Dalai Lama

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away. Sir Arthur Helps

Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe. Gordon B. Hinckley

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Kindness can become its own motive.
We are made kind by being kind.
Eric Hoffer

Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. Kin Hubbard

Kindness is the evidence of greatness.
If anyone is glad that you are here,
then you have not lived in vain.
Charles Fenno Hoffman

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve. Joseph Joubert

In about the same degree as you are helpful, you will be happy. Karl Reiland

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Robert Green Ingersoll

Be nice and smile to everyone you meet.
You don’t know what they are going through,
and they may need that smile,
and treasure it.
Christine Huppert

To be told we are loved is not enough. We must feel loved. Lauren Hutton

Now and then one sees a face which has
kept its smile pure and undefiled.
Such a smile transfigures;
such a smile, if the artful but know it,
is the greatest weapon a face can have.
Helen Hunt Jackson

A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. Washington Irving

Three things in human life are important.
The first is to be kind.
The second is to be kind.
And the third is to be kind.
Henry James

He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain. Douglas William Jerrold

The best way to knock the chip off your neighbor’s shoulder is to pat him on the back. Unknown

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. Samuel Johnson

To act from pure benevolence is not possible for finite human beings,
Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive.
Samuel Johnson

To cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. Samuel Johnson

If you can learn from hard knocks, you can also learn from soft touches. Carolyn Kenmore

We are here to change the world with small acts of thoughtfulness done daily rather than with one great breakthrough. Rabbi Harold S. Kushner

Kindness, a language deaf people can hear and blind see. Unknown

Kindness is for all times in all situations — not just when it suits you. Audray Landrum

Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao-Tzu

We must give alms. Charity wins souls and draws them to virtue. Angela Merici

Loving-kindness is the better part of goodness. W. Somerset Maugham

A kind word is like a spring day. Russian Proverb

Etiquette — a fancy word for simple kindness. Elsa Maxwell

As a torch is not diminished though it kindles a million candles, so will he not lose when he gives to a good cause. Midrash

Good manners are the techniques of expressing consideration for the feelings of others. Alice Deur Miller

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Mother Teresa

I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. Mother Teresa

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa

Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God’s kindness:
kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes,
kindness in your smile.
Mother Teresa

Kindness begets kindness. Greek Proverb

Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later. Alice Munro

If you have not often felt the joy of doing a kind act, you have neglected much, and most of all yourself. A. Neilen

Time’s passage through the memory is like molten glass
that can be opaque or crystallize at any given moment at will:
a thousand days are melted into one conversation,
one glance, one hurt, and one hurt can be shattered
and sprinkled over a thousand.
Gloria Naylor

There are worse words than cuss words; there are words that hurt. Tillie Olsen

Welcome is the best cheer. Greek Proverb

Your luck is how you treat people. Bridget O’Donnell

It’s never what you say, but how you make it sound sincere. Marya Mannes

They also produce their own image on men’s souls, and a beautiful image it is. Blaise Pascal

The excessively kind-hearted person becomes a slave. Burmese Proverb

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. Blaise Pascal

Live in my heart and pay no rent. Irish Proverb

The will to be totally rational is the will to be made out of glass and steel: and to use others as if they were glass and steel. Marge Piercy

I expect to pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that
I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now.
Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
William Penn

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George D. Prentice

Carry out a random act of kindness,
with no expectation of reward,
safe in the knowledge that one day
someone might do the same for you.
Princess Diana

The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of themost difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.
Princess Diana

A gentle word opens an iron gate. Bulgarian Proverb

A kind word warms for three winters. Chinese Proverb

It is difficult to give away kindness.
It keeps coming back to you.
Cort Flint

Kindness is the beginning and the end of the law. Hebrew Proverb

Love is blind to blemishes and fault. Irish Proverb

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one lies forever in debt to those who are kind. Malayan Proverb

The courteous learn their virtue from the discourteous. Turkish Proverb

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. Theodore I. Rubin

Kindness is tenderness.
Kindness is love,
but perhaps greater than love.
Kindness is good will.
Kindness says, I want you to be happy.
Randolph Ray

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel in order to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Kindness in words creates confidence.
Kindness in thinking creates profundity.
Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up. Jesse Jackson

The best portion of a good man’s life is in his little nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth

We cannot hold a torch to light another’s path without brightening our own. Ben Sweetland

If you haven’t any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Bob Hope

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. John Ruskin

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves. James M. Barrie

A friendly word is better than a heavy cake. Ukrainian Proverb

And hearts have been broken from harsh words spoken that sorrow can ne’er set right. Margaret Elizabeth Sangster

Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. Unknown

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. Unknown

Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. Unknown

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head bowing in prayer. Sadi

I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. Rudyard Kipling

Being very rich, as far as I am concerned, is having a margin. The margin is being able to give. May Sarton

Kindness gives birth to kindness. Sophocles

Kind words are worth much and they cost little. Unknown

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. Henry Boye

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. Sophocles

That which is horrifying to you don’t do to anybody else. Dr. Laura Schlessinger

My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those that are sad. Olive Schreiner

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Albert Schweitzer

Kindness is a hard thing to give away.
It keeps coming back to the giver.
Ralph Scott

I had rather never receive a kindness than never bestow one. Marcus Annaeus Seneca

How beautiful a day can be
When kindness touches it!
George Elliston

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness. Marcus Annaeus Seneca

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. Thornton Wilder

Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life. Isaac Bashevis Singer

We can say “Peace on Earth.”
We can sing about it, preach about it or pray about it,
but if we have not internalized the mythology to
make it happen inside us, then it will not be.
Betty Shaball

I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin.
I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn’t matter.
Beverly Sills

Carve your names on hearts and not on marble. Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Charm is a cunning self-forgetfulness. Christina Stead

Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do
good thingsmeven if we do not get anything in return.
It is the joy of our life to do them.
When we do good things from this inner desire,
there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.
Emanuel Swedenborg

Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel. The Holy Bible

Kindness is more than deeds.
It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch.
It is anything that lifts another person.
Neil C. Strait

He gives twice who gives promptly. Publilius Syrus

Charm is the measure of attraction’s power
To chain the fleeting fancy of the hour.
Louisa Thomas

As ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them. The Holy Bible

There are times that when truth and kindness
conflict one ought to chose kindness,especially
when a little honesty is better than a lot.
Leroy Jack Syrop

Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies. The Talmud

We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour.
We whisper, and hint, and chuckle and grin at our brother’s shame;
however you take it we men are a little breed.
Lord Alfred Tennyson

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty give him water to drink. The Holy Bible

Charm is the measure of attraction’s power
To chain the fleeting fancy of the hour.
Louisa Thomas

With a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant by a hair. Persian Proverb