Kindness Quotes

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Charles de Lint
“It's all a matter of paying attention, being awake in the present moment, and not expecting a huge payoff. The magic in this world seems to work in whispers and small kindnesses.”
Charles de Lint

Steve Maraboli
“How would your life be different if…You pretended those around you were deaf to your words? Let today be the day…You let your actions speak and communicate your feelings and intentions.”
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

“My son, do not forget my teaching,
But let your heart keep my commandments;
For length of days and years of life
And peace they will add to you.
Do not let kindness and truth leave you;
Bind them around your neck,
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
So you will find favor and good repute
In the sight of God and man.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.”
Anonymous, Holy Bible: New International Version

Criss Jami
“The funny thing about the heart is a soft heart is a strong heart, and a hard heart is a weak heart.”
Criss Jami, Healology

Mike  Norton
“One of the greatest evils is the foolishness of a good man. For the giving man to withhold helping someone in order to first assure personal fortification is not selfish, but to elude needless self-destruction; martyrdom is only practical when the thought is to die, else a good man faces the consequence of digging a hole from which he cannot escape, and truly helps no one in the long run.”
Mike Norton, Just Another War Story

Judith Martin
“If you can't be kind, at least be vague.”
Judith Martin

Ana Monnar
“Treat other people's home as you want them to respect yours because what goes around comes around.”
Ana Monnar

“...our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters.”
Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows

Roy T. Bennett
“When you start giving, instead of getting, you make a difference. You can always give a warm smile, a sincere hello, a positive vibe… your attention, your time, your love, and kindness to those around you.”
Roy T. Bennett

James Fadiman
“Be kind to people whether they deserve your kindness or not. If your kindness reaches the deserving good for you if your kindness reaches the undeserving take joy in your compassion.”
James Fadiman, Essential Sufism

Dan Pearce
“Dads. It’s time to show our sons how to properly treat a woman. It’s time to show our daughters how a girl should expect be treated. It’s time to show forgiveness and compassion. It’s time to show our children empathy. It’s time to break social norms and teach a healthier way of life! It’s time to teach good gender roles and to ditch the unnecessary ones. Does it really matter if your son likes the color pink? Is it going to hurt anybody? Do you not see the damage it inflicts to tell a boy that there is something wrong with him because he likes a certain color? Do we not see the damage we do in labeling our girls “tom boys” or our boys “feminine” just because they have their own likes and opinions on things? Things that really don’t matter?”
Dan Pearce, Single Dad Laughing: The Best of Year One

Kamand Kojouri
“We reveal most about ourselves when we speak about others.”
Kamand Kojouri

Steve Maraboli
“Love and compassion are the mother and father of a smile. We need to create more smiles in our world today. Smiles, after all, pave the way to a happy world.”
Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Mother Teresa
“Christ came to be Father's compassion to the world. Be kind in your actions. Do not think that you are the only one who can do efficient work, work worth showing. This makes you harsh in your judgment of others who may not have the same talents. Do your best and trust that others do their best. And be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.”
Mother Teresa, In the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers

Richard Carlson
“Choose being kind over being right and you'll be right every time.”
Richard Carlson

Holly Bourne
“Bad stuff happens, people are mean, there are no steps you can take that ensure the world leaves you alone. All you can do is try not to be one of those people who contributes to the bad.”
Holly Bourne, Am I Normal Yet?

Gordon B. Hinckley
“Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.”
Gordon B. Hinckley

Thich Nhat Hanh
“Without suffering, there's no happiness. So we shouldn't discriminate against the mud. We have to learn how to embrace and cradle our own suffering and the suffering of the world, with a lot of tenderness.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh, No Mud, No Lotus: The Art of Transforming Suffering

John Milton
“Gratitude bestows reverence.....changing forever how we experience life and the world.”
John Milton

Debasish Mridha
“People will not remember what you did for living,
they will remember how you touched them with kindness and loving.”
Debasish Mridha M.D.

Germany Kent
“Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary.”
Germany Kent
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C.S. Pacat
“Kindness is never a mistake," said the Elder Steward. "Somewhere in the heart it is always remembered.”
C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise

Egon Schiele
“I was in love with everything- I wanted to look with love at the angry people so that their eyes would be forced to respond; and I wanted to bring gifts to the envious and tell them that I am worthless.”
Egon Schiele

Amit Ray
“Compassion is like mother giving love to her children. Mother’s ways are higher than others, even when everyone rejects, mother accepts with her arms open and wide.”
Amit Ray

Eddie Jaku
“Kindness is the greatest wealth of all. Small acts of kindness last longer than a lifetime. This lesson, that kindness and generosity and faith in your fellow man are more important than money, is the first and greatest lesson my father ever taught me. And in this way he will always be with us, and always live forever.”
Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

Jodi Picoult
“It seems to me that no matter what religion you subscribe to, acts of kindness are the stepping-stones to making the world a better place--because we become better people in it.”
Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart

“Be kind to one another. Bye, bye.”
Ellen DeGeneres

Eddie Jaku
“It is never too late to be kind, polite, and a loving human being.”
Eddie Jaku, The Happiest Man on Earth

Graham Greene
“The truth, he thought, has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.”
Graham Greene