Motivational Quotes

Kindness

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

- Aeschylus

Best Quotes about 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.

Ettiene De Grellet

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

Ray, Randolph

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

Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.

Teresa of Avila, St.

The kindness planned for tomorrow doesn't count for today.

The little unremembered acts of kindness and love are the best parts of a person's life.

Wordsworth, William

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

Clark, Frank A.

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.

Analects

That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

William Wordsworth

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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

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

12.

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

Aesop

13.

Fair and softly goes far.

Cervantes, Miguel De

14.

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

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

Johnson, Samuel

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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Confucius

17.

Compassion is the basis of all morality.

Arthur Schopenhauer

18.

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

Seneca

19.

Business will continue to go where invited and remain where appreciated.

20.

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

Schweitzer, Albert

21.

Be the kind of person you would like to be with.

22.

The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Kindness, Beauty, and Truth. The trite subjects of human efforts, possessions, outward success, luxury have always seemed to me contemptible.

Albert Einstein

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We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.

Sweetland, Ben

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Kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Schiff, Jacqueline

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

Faber, Frederick W.

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

Johnson, Samuel

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Be kind to unkind people -- they need it the most.

28.

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.

Penn, William

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We hate the kindness which we understand.

Thoreau, Henry David

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I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

Tennessee Williams

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

Wordsworth, William

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A kind and compassionate act is often its own reward.

Bennett, William John

33.

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

The Dalai Lama

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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

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

Strait, C. Neil

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

Aeschylus

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By doing simple acts of kindness for others, we can't help but lift ourselves up, too.

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A spark of kindness starts a fire of love.

39.

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

Pascal, Blaise

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

William Shakespeare

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Kind words are worth much and they cost little.

Proverb

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Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even 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.

Swedenborg, Emanuel

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I loved thee beautiful and kind, And plighted an eternal vow; So altered are thy face and mind,t'were perjury to love thee now!

Tillich, Paul

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There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.

Cicero

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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

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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?