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> [Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness-both the ones you have received and the ones you have given - you can no longer believe that what you do does not matter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/once-you-begin-to-acknowledge-random-acts-of-kindness-both-the-ones/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

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> [The practice of kindness is the daily, friendly, homely caring form of love. It is both humble-a schoolboy bringing his teacher a bouquet of dandelions-and exalted-a fireman giving his life to save someone else's. Kindness is love with hands and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/the-practice-of-kindness-is-the-daily-friendly-homely-caring-form-of/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

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## Other authors on Acts of kindness

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-wayne-dyer-94637.jpg) Wayne Dyer 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acts-of-kindness/wayne-dyer/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b025/author-william-wordsworth-96037.jpg) William Wordsworth 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/acts-of-kindness/william-wordsworth/)

## More by Dawna Markova

> [Forgiveness in no way justifies the actions that caused your wounding, nor does it mean that you have to seek out those who harmed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/forgiveness-in-no-way-justifies-the-actions-that-caused-your-wounding/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I will not Die an Unlived Life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-will-not-die-an-unlived-life/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [When cancer first came into my life, people all around me treated it as the enemy. I was told I had to join the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/when-cancer-first-came-into-my-life-people-all-around-me-treated-it/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [In my better moments, I think of apathy as purpose's sleep. In my worse moments, when I'm trying to fix it or get rid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/in-my-better-moments-i-think-of-apathy-as-purpose-s-sleep-in-my-worse/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I wonder why it is that we so often imprison ourselves in the opinions of other people. There can be no punishment worse than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-wonder-why-it-is-that-we-so-often-imprison-ourselves-in-the/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [To explore what it would mean to live fully, sensually alive and passionately on purpose, I have to drop my preconceived ideas of who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/to-explore-what-it-would-mean-to-live-fully-sensually-alive-and/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-will-not-die-an-unlived-life-i-will-not-live-in-fear-of-falling-or/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Once you begin to acknowledge random acts of kindness-both the ones you have received and the ones you have given - you can no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/once-you-begin-to-acknowledge-random-acts-of-kindness-both-the-ones/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Through fear of knowing who we really are we sidestep our own destiny, which leaves us hungry in a famine of our own making...we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/through-fear-of-knowing-who-we-really-are-we-sidestep-our-own-destiny/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [The tears had turned to ink...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/the-tears-had-turned-to-ink/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [That which came to me as seed goes to the next as blossom, and that which came to me as blossom, goes on as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/that-which-came-to-me-as-seed-goes-to-the-next-as-blossom-and-that/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [The moments you are given are your true wealth. You don't need power, influence, or fame. The sunlight brings the power; the wind carries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/the-moments-you-are-given-are-your-true-wealth-you-don-t-need-power/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I don't think anyone 'finds' joy. Rather, we cultivate it by searching for the preciousness of small things, the ordinary miracles, that strengthen our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-don-t-think-anyone-finds-joy-rather-we-cultivate-it-by-searching/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [Reignite the fire in your heart. Live on purpose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/reignite-the-fire-in-your-heart-live-on-purpose/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

> [I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dawna-markova/i-choose-to-inhabit-my-days-to-allow-my-living-to-open-me-to-make-me/)

[Dawna Markova](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dawna-markova/)

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