Kindness Quotes

2398 Kindness quotes by 1323 unique authors

Minerva save us from the cloying syrup of coercive compassion! — Camille Paglia
Kindness isn't sacrifice so much as it is being considerate for the feelings of others, sharing happiness, the unselfish thought, the spontaneous and friendly act,… — Carl Holmes
To rankling poison hast thou turned in me the milk of human kindness. — Friedrich Schiller
A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of… — William Arthur Ward
When we become isolated, we are prone to being damaged; our minds lose their flexibility and natural kindness; we become vulnerable to fear and negativity.… — John O'Donohue
No discovery of modern psychology is, in my opinion, so important as its scientific proof of the necessity of self-sacrifice (or discipline) to self-realization and… — Henry C. Link
Divine opportunities are all around you every day. Make a conscious effort today to show kindness to someone. — O. S. Hawkins
Keep what is worth keeping and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away. — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
Jesus conveyed the impression of complete love, compassion, kindness, and infinite patience. — Mary C. Neal
If someone mistakes your kindness for weakness, that's their fault - not yours. And it's OK to be a decent human being in this life. — Jeremy Piven
Let the man, who would be grateful, think of repaying a kindness, even while receiving it. — Seneca the Younger
He is ungrateful who denies that he has received a kindness which has been bestowed upon him; he is ungrateful who conceals it; he is… — Seneca the Younger
Wit is an intermittent fountain; kindness is a perennial spring. — Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Fortunately, in her kindness and patience, Nature has never put the fatal question as to the meaning of their lives into the mouths of most… — Carl Jung
Kindness in words creates confidence. — Laozi
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. — Laozi
What you lend is lost; when you ask for it back, you may find a friend made an enemy by your kindness. If you begin… — Plautus
You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of… — Dalai Lama
Kindness which is bestowed on the good is never lost. — Plato
Nature never gives to a living thing capacities not particularly meant for its benefit and use. If Nature gives to us capacities to believe that… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
Man is born for deeds of kindness. — Marcus Aurelius
Deceit and falsehood, whatever conveniences they may for a time promise or produce, are, in the sum of life, obstacles to happiness. Those who profit… — Samuel Johnson
T'was a thief said the last kind word to Christ. Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft. — Robert Browning
Let us open up our natures, throw wide the doors of our hearts and let in the sunshine of good will and kindness. — Orison Swett Marden
Christianity is strange. It bids man recognise that he is vile, even abominable, and bids him desire to be like God. Without such a counterpoise,… — Blaise Pascal

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