Quotes about kindness

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

Aeschylus on kindness
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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."

Aesop on kindness
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"The flower of kindness will grow. Maybe not now, but it will some day. And in kind that kindness will flow, For kindness grows in this way."

Alan, Robert on kindness
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"The good deed you do today For a brother or sister in need Will come back to you some day For humanity's a circle in deed."

Alan, Robert on kindness
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"Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you."

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"Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver."

Angelis, Barbara De on kindness
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"Kindness is wisdom."

Bailey, Philip James on kindness   

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"Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than is necessary."

Barrie, Sir James M. on kindness
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"A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward."

Bennett, William John on kindness
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"Be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. [Ephesians]"

Bible on kindness   

"Kindness is a language the dumb can speak and the deaf can hear and understand."

Bovee, Christian Nevell on kindness
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"The heart and benevolent and kind the most resembles God."

Burns, Robert on kindness   

"Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Till in Heaven the deed appears, Pass it on."

Burton, Henry on kindness   

"Fair and softly goes far."

Cervantes, Miguel De on kindness   

"Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him."

Clark, Frank A. on kindness   

"Oh worse than everything, is kindness counterfeiting absent love."

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor on kindness   

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

Confucius on kindness
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"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."

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

Diana, Princess of Wales on kindness   

"Although I may not be a lioness, I am a lion's cub, and inherit many of his qualities; and as long as the King of France treats me gently he will find me as gentle and tractable as he can desire; but if he be rough, I shall take the trouble to be just as troublesome and offensive to him as I can."

Elizabeth I on kindness   

"It is time I stepped aside for a less experienced and less able man."

Elledge, Scott on kindness   

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

Emerson, Ralph Waldo on kindness
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"Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning."

Faber, Frederick W. on kindness   

"If you were busy being kind, Before you knew it, you would find You'd soon forget to think 'twas true That someone was unkind to you. If you were busy being glad, And cheering people who are sad, Although your heart might ache a bit, You'd soon forget to notice it."

Foreman, R. on kindness   

"As perfume to the flower, so is kindness to speech."

Francke, Katherine on kindness   

"He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged."

Franklin, Benjamin on kindness
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"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions."

Gibran, Kahlil on kindness
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"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together."

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von on kindness
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"When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire."

Goldberg, Whoopi on kindness   

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

Helps, Sir Arthur on kindness   

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

Hoffer, Eric on kindness
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"Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home."

Hubbard, Kin on kindness   

"Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows."

Ingersoll, Robert Green on kindness   

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

Irving, Washington on kindness
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"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."

James, Henry on kindness
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"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."

Jerrold, Douglas William on kindness   

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

Johnson, Samuel on kindness   

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

Johnson, Samuel on kindness   

"I have found men to be more kind than I expected, and less just."

Johnson, Samuel on kindness   

"A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve."

Joubert, Joseph on kindness
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