Kindness Quotes

Lady, you know no rules of charity, Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.

True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity.

Constant Kindness can accomplish much.

My message is always the same: to cultivate and practice love, kindness, compassion and tolerance.

Gently to hear, kindly to judge.

Set the tone for your day be treating people better than you expect to be treated by them. Be the first to smile. Express your appreciation for them. Expect the best out of them. If you act first, you will set yourself up for success.

The five kinds of grains are considered good plants, but if the grains are not ripe, they are worse than cockles. It is the same with regard to kindness, which must grow into maturity.

Smile if you want a smile from another face.

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.

Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun

A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.

'There may be some, perhaps - I don't know that there are - who abuse his kindness,' said Mr. Wickfield. 'Never be one of those, Trotwood, in anything. He is the least suspicious of mankind; and whether that's a merit, or whether it's a blemish, it deserves consideration in all dealings with the Doctor, great or small.

From a sensitive woman's heart springs the happiness of mankind, and from the kindness of her noble spirit comes mankind's affection.

It is difficult to tell how much men's minds are conciliated by a kind manner and gentle speech.

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 a flower would grow.

Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you.

Kindness in words creates confidence.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Foolish, selfish people are always thinking of themselves and the result is always negative. Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness. Love and compassion are beneficial both for you and others. Through your kindness to others, your mind and heart will open to peace.

It is higher and nobler to be kind.

The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it.

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.

We say that every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment. We measure our friends so. We know, they have intervals of folly, whereof we take no heed, but wait the reappearings of the genius, which are sure and beautiful.

You cannot laugh and be unkind at the same time

If we lose affection and kindliness from our life: we lose all that gives it charm.

Kindness to children, love for children, goodness to children-- these are the only investments that never fail.

Nice manners are the secret keys to the universe.

Remember that a gesture of friendship, no matter how small, is always appreciated.

Kindness which is bestowed on the good is never lost.

Do good to your friends to keep them, to your enemies to win them.

May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.

There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said,“Nothing, I just helped him cry.²”“Even after all this timethe sun never says to the earth“You owe me”Look what happens with a love like that,It lights the whole sky..”

The kindness I have longest remembered has been of this sort, the sort unsaid; so far behind the speaker's lips that almost it already lay in my heart. It did not have far to go to be communicated.

The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.

Take a month and show some kindness for the folks who thought that blindness was an illness that affected eyes alone.

If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere.

Never resist a generous impulse.

Begin where you are and such as you are, without aiming mainly to become of more worth, and with kindness aforethought, go about doing good.

Let not the tie be mercenary, though the service is measured in money. Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

Continue to plant a kiss of concern on the cheek of the sick and the aged and infirm and count that actions as natural and to be expected.

I'd find the fellow who lost it [million dollars], and, if he was poor, I'd return it.

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

I always aspire to just be really nice to people. To be kind.

Be kind and honest, and harmful poisons will turn sweet inside you.

There is no reason in the world why you should not be important where you are known. You have good sense, and a sweet temper, and I am sure you have a grateful heart, that could never receive kindness without hoping to return it. I do not know any better qualifications for a friend and companion.

Kindness works simply and perseveringly; it produces no strained relations which prejudice its working; strained relations which already exist it relaxes. Mistrust and misunderstanding it puts to flight, and it strengthens itself by calling forth answering kindness. Hence it is the furthest reaching and the most effective of all forces.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.2. Get mad, then get over it.3. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.4. It can be done!5. Be careful what you choose. You may get it.6. Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.7. You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.8. Check small things.9. Share credit.10. Remain calm. Be kind.

Man's best friend is one who wishes well to the object of his wish for his sake, even if no one is to know of it.

My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.

If you must speak ill of another, do not speak it, write it in the sand near the water's edge.

There's nothing that feels better than to do something nice for somebody. I mean nothing feels better.

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.

One of the best ways to walk in love is to be a blessing to other people or simply to help them.

Kind words elicit trust. Kind thoughts create depth. Kind deeds bring love.

In interactions with others, instead of trying to be right, why don't we try being kind?

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.

The power of intention manifests as an expression of expanding creativity, kindness, love, and beauty.