Kindness Quotes

2398 Kindness quotes by 1323 unique authors

How much better the world would be if we all gave gifts of understanding, and compassion, of service, and friendship, of kindness and gentleness. — Thomas S. Monson
Kindness is willing to look in the face of the hurting. — Beth Moore
He who confers a favor should at once forget it, if he is not to show a sordid ungenerous spirit. To remind a man of… — Demosthenes
Let us treat them [children], therefore, with all the kindness which we would wish to help to develop in them. — Maria Montessori
A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness. — Dalai Lama
To tell a lie in cowardice, to tell a lie for gain, or to avoid deserved punishment-are all the blackest of black lies. On the… — Emily Post
Perhaps today there is a greater kindness of tone, as there is greater ingenuity of expression to make up for the fact that all the… — Charles Loomis Dana
There is no harsher means of punishment, than to answer malice with kindness. — Nikos Kazantzakis
Even the utmost good-will and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say,… — Henry David Thoreau
The safe and general antidote against sorrow is employment. It is commonly observed, that among soldiers and seamen, though there is much kindness, there is… — Samuel Johnson
But never yet the dog our country fed, Betrayed the kindness or forgot the bread. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
"If I make deposits into an Emotional Bank Account with you through courtesy, kindness, honesty, and keeping my commitments to you, I build up a… — Stephen Covey
You can't travel the back roads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or… — Charles Kuralt
Do not let the empty cup be your first teacher of the blessings you had when it was full. Do not let a bard place… — Alexander MacLaren
Life is made up not necessarily of great sacrifices or high-level duties but of little things. The smiles, the kindnesses, the commitments and obligations and… — John Templeton
It's not the length but the quality of life that matters to me. It has always been important to me to write one sentence at… — Jane Rule
Masonic labor is purely a labor of love. He who seeks to draw Masonic wages in gold and silver will be disappointed. The wages of… — Benjamin Franklin
Every man on earth is sick with the fever of sin, with the blindness of sin and is overcome with its fury. As sins consist… — John of Kronstadt
Maybe you have thought that doing... little kindnesses doesn't make much difference, but as Alma said, "By small and simple things are great things brought… — Joe J. Christensen
Human kindness is like a defective tap, the first gush may be impressive but the stream soon dries up. — P.D. James
The path which we believe in is the path of love; it has all the goodness of God in it-calmness and kindness. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Like a caring mother holding and guarding the life of her only child, so with a boundless heart of loving kindness, hold yourself and all… — Gautama Buddha
In order that all men may be taught to speak truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it; for no species… — Samuel Johnson
When I look like this into the blue sky, it seems so deep, so peaceful, so full of a mysterious tenderness, that I could lie… — George MacDonald
Do not despise any man, however poor he may be; but behave with full respect and kindness to every well-intentioned man, especially to the poor,… — John of Kronstadt

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