Unkind Quotes

167 quotes by 137 authors

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. — Khalil Gibran
There was one thing my daddy wouldn't tolerate in any shape, form or fashion, and that was being unkind or rude to somebody. That was… — Paula Deen
Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones. — Benjamin Disraeli
I don't think I'm an unkind person, I don't think my books are unkind, and I don't think my readers are unkind. — Julian Fellowes
Breathe in deeply to bring your mind home to your body. Then look at, or think of, the person triggering this emotion: With mindfulness, you… — Nhat Hanh
People have said unkind things and you kind of have to, if you happen to read it, you have to just, you know, move on. — John Hawkes
I've said many, many, many unkind things about Philadelphia, and I meant every one. — David Lynch
Though there were moments of beauty, Mariam knew for the most part that life had been unkind to her. — Khaled Hosseini
When you say something really unkind, when you do something in retaliation your anger increases. You make the other person suffer, and he will try… — Nhat Hanh
I'm not...' Angharad began, but then she thought. Not what? Not a bad person? Perhaps. But had she never known anger? Never held unkind thoughts?… — Charles de Lint
...a choice had to be made when your husband said something unkind. Specifically: be cruel, be strong, or sulk. 'Be cruel' by saying an unkind… — Jaclyn Moriarty
Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind. — William Shakespeare
Some people have been unkind. If I say I want to grow as an actress, they look at my figure. If I say I want… — Marilyn Monroe
If your understanding of the divine made you kinder, more empathetic, and impelled you to express sympathy in concrete acts of loving-kindness, this was good… — Karen Armstrong
I felt the kind of desperation, I think, that cancels the possibility of empathy...that makes you unkind. — Sue Miller
If one believed in angels one would feel that they must love us best when we are asleep and cannot hurt each other; and what… — Elizabeth von Arnim
When you think the night has seen your mind, That inside your twisted and unkind, Let me stand to show that you are blind. Please… — Lou Reed
You must not be unkind, especially when it happens that you're right. — William Saroyan
Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most. — Ashleigh Brilliant
You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time — Khalil Gibran

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