Kindness Quotes

You can get what you want. Never sell out. Don't break. Don't weaken. Don't let the kindness of strangers be your salvation, for it is no salvation at all. Unless you sleep alone, you sleep with the enemy. Never come out of the storm. On the other hand, maybe you should. You don't have what it takes to go the hard way. Come out of the cold and sit by the fire. Let them warm you with the smiles and promise of friendship's fortune. Lose your edge. A soft body and chained mind suit you. Chances are you don't have what it takes to walk the frozen trail. Stay home and relax.

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.

And why does it make you sad to see how everything hangs by such thin and whimsical threads? Because you’re a dreamer, an incredible dreamer, with a tiny spark hidden somewhere inside you which cannot die, which even you cannot kill or quench and which tortures you horribly because all the odds are against its continual burning. In the midst of the foulest decay and putrid savagery, this spark speaks to you of beauty, of human warmth and kindness, of goodness, of greatness, of heroism, of martyrdom, and it speaks to you of love.

When I say, "I love you," it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You're a hell of a woman.

Adventure is a path. Real adventure - self-determined, self-motivated, often risky - forces you to have firsthand encounters with the world. The world the way it is, not the way you imagine it. Your body will collide with the earth and you will bear witness. In this way you will be compelled to grapple with the limitless kindness and bottomless cruelty of humankind - and perhaps realize that you yourself are capable of both. This will change you. Nothing will ever again be black-and-white.

You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence.

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

It's all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.

A cloudy day is no match for a sunny disposition.

A hurtful act is the transference to others of the degradation which we bear in ourselves.

Live as if everything you do will eventually be known.

I know a lot of people think therapy is about sitting around staring at your own navel - but it's staring at your own navel with a goal. And the goal is to one day to see the world in a better way and treat your loved ones with more kindness and have more to give.

No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important.

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

Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out.

I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness. Those moments when another human being was there, in front of me, suffering, and I responded . . . sensibly. Reservedly. Mildly.

The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.

There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.

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

It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it.

There is a very real relationship, both quantitatively and qualitatively, between what you contribute and what you get out of this world.

I like how Mother Teresa put it: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile." If you approach life this way, always looking for ways to build instead of to tear down, you'll be amazed at how much happiness you can give to others and find for yourself

Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism.

I have had prayers answered - most strangely so sometimes - but I think our Heavenly Father's loving-kindness has been even more evident in what He has refused me.

Each person has inside a basic decency and goodness. If he listens to it and acts on it, he is giving a great deal of what it is the world needs most. It is not complicated but it takes courage. It takes courage for a person to listen to his own goodness and act on it.

To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

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

The older you get, the more you realize that kindness is synonymous with happiness

Live with integrity, respect the rights of other people, and follow your own bliss.

Keep doing good deeds long enough, and you'll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself.

Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known. Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes."

Question not, but live and labour Till yon goal be won, Helping every feeble neighbor, Seeking help from none; Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own.

Great things are wrought through simple and small things. Like the small flecks of gold that accumulate over time into a large treasure, our small and simple acts of kindness and service will accumulate into a life filled with love for Heavenly Father, devotion to the work of the Lord Jesus Christ, and a sense of peace and joy each time we reach out to one another.

To give and then not feel that one has given is the very best of all ways of giving.

You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart.

If you're naturally kind, you attract a lot of people you don't like.

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

To say that on a daily basis you can make a difference, well, you can. One act of kindness a day can do it.

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.

As long as one keeps searching, the answers will come.

Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more than money, and a kind word will give more pleasure than a present.

There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.

All values in this world are more or less questionable, but the most important thing in life is human kindness.

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.

No matter how noble the objectives of a government, if it blurs decency and kindness, cheapens human life, and breeds ill will and suspicion; it is an evil government.

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

Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you.

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no way to take the danger out of human relationships.

Someone should keep reminding Mr. Average Man that he was born free, divine, strong; uncrushable by fate, society, or hell itself; and that he is a child of God, equal heir to all the bounties of God; and that goodness is riches, kindness is power, and freedom is glory. Above all, every man is born with an inner capacity to take him as far as his imagination can dream or envision-providing he is free to dream and envision.

A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.

If you help others, you will be helped, perhaps tomorrow, perhaps in one hundred years, but you will be helped. Nature must pay off the debt. It is a mathematical law and all life is mathematics.

What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being?

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est - this is the supreme practical maxim, this is the turning point of the world's History.

Sixty minutes of thinking of any kind is bound to lead to confusion and unhappiness.

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

Defeat may serve as well as victory to shake the soul and let the glory out.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer.

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

Such as thy words are, such will thy affections be esteemed; and such will thy deeds be as thy affections and such thy life as thy deeds.

Kindness is not an illusion and violence is not a rule. The true resting state of human affairs is not represented by a man hacking his neighbor into pieces with a machete. That is a sick aberration. No, the true state of human affairs is life as it ought to be lived.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.

Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.

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

One of the sweet things about pain and sorrow is that they show us how well we are loved, how much kindness there is in the world, and how easily we can make others happy in the same way when they need help and sympathy.

Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion!

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will lead.

In omni adversitate fortunæ, infelicissimum genus est infortunii fuisse felicem In every adversity of fortune, to have been happy is the most unhappy kind of misfortune.

There is nowhere you can go and only be with people who are like you. Give it up.

I know no religion that destroys courtesy, civility, and kindness.

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

I think women need kindness more than love. When one human being is kind to another, it's a very deep matter.

T'was a thief said the last kind word to Christ. Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft.

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.

The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.

I came upon a doctor who appeared in quite poor health. I said, 'There's nothing that I can do for you that you can't do for yourself.' He said, 'Oh yes you can. Just hold my hand. I think that that would help.' So I sat with him a while then I asked him how he felt. He said, 'I think I'm cured.'

If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.

When kindness comes at the expense of truth, it is not a kindness worth having. And when generosity leads to silence or abuse, it is not a generosity worth giving.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

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.

I am unjust, but I can strive for justice. My life's unkind, but I can vote for kindness. I, the unloving, say life should be lovely. I, that am blind, cry out against my blindness.

Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind.

Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.

The effect of one good-hearted person is incalculable.

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

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on.

The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

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

The merit of persons is to be no rule of our charity, but we are to do acts of kindness to those that least deserve it.

Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing 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.

Be generous with kindly words, especially about those who are absent.

Christmas will always be as long as we stand heart to heart and hand in hand.

We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique.

We are an arrogant species, full of terrible potential, but we also have a great capacity for love, friendship, generosity, kindness, faith, hope, and joy.

I go for two kinds of men. The kind with muscles, and the kind without.

He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of a kindness conferred and to talk of it, is little different from reproach.

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Neither evil tongues, rash judgments, nor the sneers of selfish men, nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all the dreary intercourse of daily life, shall ever prevail against us.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.

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

Kindness begets kindness evermore.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o' the milk of human kindness.

If every man's internal care Were written on his brow, How many would our pity share Who raise our envy now?

A little more than kin, a little less than kind.

Kindness effects more than severity.