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title: "6 Kindness As Weakness Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-dent-jr/never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-the-risk-is-that-a-few-foolish/)

[Johnnie Dent Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-dent-jr/)

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> [“Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-dent-jr/never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-the-risk-is-that-a-few-foolish-2/)

[Johnnie Dent Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-dent-jr/)

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> [“Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-dent-jr/never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-the-risk-is-that-a-few-foolish-3/)

[Johnnie Dent Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-dent-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/johnnie-dent-jr-10484_finishing_never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-th_1944657.jpg)

> [She might have been born this way, without an empathy gene and other essentials. In that case, she would interpret any kindness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/she-might-have-been-born-this-way-without-an-empathy-gene-and-other/)

[Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/dean-koontz-118_beast_she-might-have-been-born-this-way-withou_2299982.jpg)

> [I'ma forgive all the people that took my kindness as weakness. I'ma forgive anyone who never hit me back. I'ma forgive all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/behdad-sami/i-ma-forgive-all-the-people-that-took-my-kindness-as-weakness-i-ma/)

[Behdad Sami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/behdad-sami/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b9/behdad-sami-7649_forget_i-ma-forgive-all-the-people-that-took-my_2349655.jpg)

> [“Never be afraid to offer a smile; sure the risk is that a few foolish people may misinterpret your kindness as weakness,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-dent-jr/never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-the-risk-is-that-a-few-foolish-4/)

[Johnnie Dent Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-dent-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/johnnie-dent-jr-10484_accomplishment_never-be-afraid-to-offer-a-smile-sure-th_2368271.jpg)

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