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Kindness Quotes by Confucius
- Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
- A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
- There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.
- Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.
- Even if people do not know what real kindness is, they nonetheless have it within them.
- 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…
- To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
- Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and…
- Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.
- Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
- Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu…
- Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
- Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness
- Forget injuries; never forget kindness.
- To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
More Kindness Quotes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. — Saint Augustine
- The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.' — Harvey Ball
- Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world. — Lucille Ball
- Kindness is always fashionable. — Amelia Barr
- Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. — James M. Barrie
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy… — Saint Basil
- Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. — Scott Adams
- One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship, indignation and… — Simone de Beauvoir