Kindness Quotes

2398 Kindness quotes by 1323 unique authors

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused. — Tommy Lee Jones
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. — Joseph Joubert
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being. — Carl Jung
Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be… — Garrison Keillor
Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. — Helen Keller
As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency. — Caroline Kennedy
When written in Chinese, the word 'crisis' is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity. — John F. Kennedy
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' — Martin Luther King, Jr.
There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late. — Charles Kingsley
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. — Charles Kuralt
In Asian languages, the word for 'mind' and the word for 'heart' are same. So if you're not hearing mindfulness in some deep way as… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. — Dalai Lama
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple;… — Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. — Dalai Lama
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. — Dalai Lama
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. — Dalai Lama
A spirit, breathing the language of independence, is natural to Englishmen, few of whom are disposed to brook compulsion, or submit to the dictates of… — Joseph Lancaster
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. — Annie Lennox
We are all the foolishness and all the crimes we did. We're also all the kindnesses we did. I hate to think of life as… — Hugh Leonard
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less. — C.S. Lewis
Nothing that you have not given away will ever be really yours. — C.S. Lewis
I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought… — Abraham Lincoln
Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond… — Lawrence G. Lovasik
Try to make at least one person happy every day. If you cannot do a kind deed, speak a kind word. If you cannot speak… — Lawrence G. Lovasik

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