Motivational Quotes

Kindness

A spark of kindness starts a fire of love.

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Best Quotes about Kindness

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Confucius

Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.

Teresa of Avila, St.

We hate the kindness which we understand.

Thoreau, Henry David

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

Aeschylus

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?

Nonpareil

The purpose of human life is to serve and show compassion and the will to help others.

Schweitzer, Albert

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

Bovee, Christian Nevell

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

Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.

Joubert, Joseph

10.

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

Barrie, Sir James M.

11.

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

Wordsworth, William

12.

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

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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 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

15.

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

Neilen, A.

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

17.

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

18.

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

19.

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

Hoffer, Eric

20.

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

21.

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

Francke, Katherine

22.

Kind words are worth much and they cost little.

Proverb

23.

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

25.

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

Johnson, Samuel

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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 to kind

27.

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

Syrop, Leroy Jack

28.

A spark of kindness starts a fire of love.

29.

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

Seneca

31.

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

Zadik

32.

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

33.

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

Hubbard, Kin

34.

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

Sophocles

35.

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

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

Aesop

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

Schreiner, Olive

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

Prentice, George D.

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