Kindness Quotes

2398 Kindness quotes by 1323 unique authors

Kindness and intelligence don't always deliver us from the pitfalls and traps: there are always failures of love, of will, of imagination. There is no… — Barbara Grizzuti Harrison
Kindness is really important to me in finding my own prince - so are patience and a sense of humor. Without those qualities he's no… — Anne Hathaway
A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles. — William Hazlitt
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. — Arthur Helps
I never lose sight of the fact that just being is fun. — Katharine Hepburn
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. — Eric Hoffer
The love we give away is the only love we keep. — Elbert Hubbard
I would rather be able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to appreciate. — Elbert Hubbard
Reversing your treatment of the man you have wronged is better than asking his forgiveness. — Elbert Hubbard
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. — Kin Hubbard
Compassion is not weakness, and concern for the unfortunate is not socialism. — Hubert H. Humphrey
It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no… — Aldous Huxley
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. — Robert Green Ingersoll
Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing. — Max Irons
There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up… — Washington Irving
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles. — Washington Irving
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try… — Walter Isaacson
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. — Jesse Jackson
There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment. — Harriet Ann Jacobs
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be… — Henry James
Experience is never limited, and it is never complete; it is an immense sensibility, a kind of huge spider-web of the finest silken threads suspended… — Henry James
Believing there's no God means I can't really be forgiven except by kindness and faulty memories. That's good; it makes me want to be more… — Penn Jillette
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. — Samuel Johnson
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. — Samuel Johnson
He who waits to do a great deal of good at once will never do anything. — Samuel Johnson

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