Kindness Quotes

2398 Kindness quotes by 1323 unique authors

Being popular comes when you have everything. But to be liked, it means that you must be treating people with respect and you must be… — Queen Rania of Jordan
It's not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to… — Josh Radnor
It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn't matter. Because I think it's pretty much the only thing that matters. — Josh Radnor
Kindness is not about instant gratification. More often, it's akin to a low-risk investment that appreciates steadily over time. — Josh Radnor
I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion. — Ron Reagan
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Too great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
You know, gentlemen, that I do not owe any personal income tax. But nevertheless, I send a small check, now and then, to the Internal… — David Rockefeller
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. — Theodore Isaac Rubin
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. — John Ruskin
Sometimes people don't trust the force of kindness. They think love or compassion or kindness will make you weak and kind of stupid and people… — Sharon Salzberg
We can have skills training in mindfulness so that we are using our attention to perceive something in the present moment. This perception is not… — Sharon Salzberg
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. — George Sand
I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring… — Carlos Santana
It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands. — George Santayana
What kind of world is this that can send machines to Mars and does nothing to stop the killing of a human being? — Jose Saramago
When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you. — Susan Sarandon
Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -… — Virginia Satir
I have always held firmly to the thought that each one of us can do a little to bring some portion of misery to an… — Albert Schweitzer
We cannot possibly let ourselves get frozen into regarding everyone we do not know as an absolute stranger. — Albert Schweitzer
Lead the life that will make you kindly and friendly to everyone about you, and you will be surprised what a happy life you will… — Charles M. Schwab

Who Wrote These Kindness Quotes

1,323 authors contributed a total of 2,398 Kindness Quotes, led by these top contributors: