True politeness is the spirit of benevolence showing itself in a refined way. It is the expression of good-will and kindness. It… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
[T]he blossom of benevolence, of charity, is the fairest flower, no matter whether it blooms by the side of a hovel, or… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
Growing up I couldn't always get involved with the activities with all the other kids because if I overworked my body it… — Prodigy Copy Share Image
“Wherever you need to go … Gods or fate or just pure coincidence and kindness, it was a gift. This was a… — Sarah J. Maas Copy Share Image
"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think that people who really do a favor/good deed out of the kindness of their heart will do it without bragging… — Deshawn Branch Copy Share Image
The presence of a noble nature, generous in its wishes, ardent in its charity, changes the lights for us: we begin to… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“Christ's version of kindness: I know you are hurt. I contributed to that. Maybe, I should have said more. Done more. Listened.… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
My dad had this incredible kindness that oozed through every part of his body. He had the ability to look at life… — Daniel Lubetzky Copy Share Image
Yet there were times when he did love her with all the kindness she demanded, and how was she to know what… — Pearl S. Buck Copy Share Image
It is indeed remarkable that the nature of our dealings with our fellowmen will determine, in large measure, our status in the… — Mark E. Petersen Copy Share Image
“Even the utmost good-will and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
In our worldly perceptions of Jesus, we tend to embrace the kindness of his love ('be encouraged') but not the discipline of… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
“Fortunately for the historian, the court to which his evidence is submitted has no fixed term; interesting cases can be argued before… — John Boswell Copy Share Image
You'd think skiing wouldn't be strenuous - all you have to do, after all, is start at the top and let gravity… — W. Bruce Cameron Copy Share Image
Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge.… — George Sand Copy Share Image
I believe that no characteristic is so distinctively human as the sense of indebtedness we feel, not necessarily for a favor received,… — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
“There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does… — Anna Sewell Copy Share Image
“Think about how much better this world would be if people would just smile at each other more often...You don't have to… — Tom Giaquinto Copy Share Image
“No truth can cure the sadness we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, no kindness, can… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“Opentoe College had some sort of evangelical mission that involved perpetual kindness and hopelessly outdated uniforms. The Harpooners hated them for it.… — Chad Harbach Copy Share Image
“You can build something new, one person, one relationship, one meal at a time. You can build friendships instead of watering the… — Diana Oestreich Copy Share Image
“I had already gained the door; but, reader, I walked back--walked back as determinedly as I had retreated. I knelt down by… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“The proctor still held the note, and he turned it so I could read it. Imtiaz had written it on his official… — Khizr Khan Copy Share Image
There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived… — Jacqueline Carey Copy Share Image
It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded,… — Epictetus Copy Share Image
“Every person you meet is carrying a version of themselves they don’t show. The loud person might be trying to outrun loneliness.… — Jaylee Schueller Copy Share Image
“Walk in kindness toward the Earth and every living being. Without kindness and compassion for all of Mother Nature’s creatures, there can… — Sylvia Dolson Copy Share Image
Most people, if they were generous, were so because they thought life was short and that one must make the most of… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
[...] it is right to be kind and even sacrifice ourselves to people who need kindness and lie in our way -… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
Hurt people hurt people. That's how pain patterns gets passed on, generation after generation after generation. Break the chain today. Meet anger… — Yehuda Berg Copy Share Image
Everyone wants success; yet, they often don't know when they have it. For most, success is the desire for a better life,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We say we embrace humanity, but what does that mean? We are all defined by our limits, so to what extent can… — Todd Solondz Copy Share Image
Out of the ashes of misanthropy benevolence rises again; we find many virtues where we had imagined all was vice, many acts… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton Copy Share Image
How can we give to the Lord? What shall we give to him? Every kind word to our own, every help given… — John Andreas Widtsoe Copy Share Image
I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for… — Elena Kagan Copy Share Image
To an age which has unashamedly sold itself to the gods of greed, pride, sex, and self-will, the church mumbles on about… — J. I. Packer Copy Share Image
“The kindnesses … I never forget them. And so they keep one from becoming bitter. They encourage you to be as strong,… — Jeffrey M. Elliot Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as kind and generous of spirit and someone who loved to laugh and that I never took… — Melanie Nicholls-King Copy Share Image
“We can start working with time, if you wish, till you can fly the past and the future. And then you will… — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
![“[T]he blossom of benevolence, of charity, is the fairest flower, no matter whether it blooms by the side of a hovel, or bursts from a vine climbing the marble pillar of a palace. I respect no man because he is rich; I hold in contempt no man because he is poor.” quote by Robert Green Ingersoll](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/263/robert-green-ingersoll-361_benevolence_t-he-blossom-of-benevolence-of-charity-i_2607759.jpg)
![“"Kindness" can mean a lot of different things. In this case, I felt I had to present his [Donald Trump's] supporters in as fair a light as possible - many of them hadn't been interviewed before and that entailed some interviewer-courtesy in the editing and so on.” quote by George Saunders](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/cea/george-saunders-317_cases_kindness-can-mean-a-lot-of-different-thi_892260.jpg)
![“[...] it is right to be kind and even sacrifice ourselves to people who need kindness and lie in our way - otherwise, besides failing to help them, we run into the aridity of self-development. To seek for recipients of one's goodness, to play the Potted Jesus leads to the contray the Christian…” quote by E. M. Forster](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/71d/e-m-forster-1118_be-kind_it-is-right-to-be-kind-and-even-sacrific_535856.png)
