Quotes about kindness

I have seem even those who have long since abjured God die in grace. . . . Atheists don't use their drying to bargain for a better seat at the table indeed they may not even believe supper is being served. They are not storing up 'merit.' They just smile because their heart is ripe. They are kind for no particular reason they just love.

Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind the second is to be kind and the third is to be kind.

In situations like this - when you meet somebody who isn't an ordinary human - people like me have two choices. One: to exhibit plain and obvious hostility towards that person or two: to feel a strong affinity for that person. I always choose the latter option. I never hesitate to thank them just for existing it's almost like it's my sworn duty.

Give and receive give big and receive big give freely and receive freely give poorly and receive poorly.

I'm not asking you to walk in my shoes I'd never wish my afflictions on anyone. But could you walk beside me on secure ground and reach to hold my hand?

Kind words are salve to a cankered soul spread generously.

We enjoy observing kindness and compassion in others while we act as evils.

I see the good in the world because I choose to. I don't imagine that it's there it's there waiting to be noticed.

Avoid anger embrace kindness.

I am not for or against anyone or anything I am just kind.

Rivers don’t drink their own waters trees don’t eat their own fruits. The salt seasons the soup in order to have its purpose fulfilled. Live for others!

Obscurity makes success undefined because success is crowned by sharing what you have with people who need it you can't share if you keep hiding!

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 for those who have too little.

I don’t argue with fools I educate.

Consider the fruit of the Spirit that is what the Christian life should be.

It is not that I am wise it is because I see everything through nonjudgmental love and kindness.

Do your little bit of good where you are it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

Plucking a flower and giving it to someone is not an act of kindness it is a behaviour of killing a defenceless fragile beauty for the sake of our own interest!

Only kindness is spreadable because that is how we live

Sometimes kindness doesn’t beget anything but misery. My mother didn’t have to learn that until she was in her thirties I’ve known it nearly all my life. I’m not sure which of us is better off.

Giving is not favor it's a form of self-reparation.

What goes out always returns remember to be kind to yourself.

To someone you may be their only sunlight so don't dim the light. Keep shinning.

Do not build a castle around one act of kindness do not build an empire around one act of cruelty.

A wise mother is the unifying force between father and children her seed of love produces a harvest of trust.

An industrious mother is an initiator of a good course always charting new course for her loved ones.

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.

Don't worry about what others think about you worry about what they think of themselves when they're with you.

Happiness has no time limits or conditions the only requirement is to give it away.

Grace is the permanent climate of divine kindness the perennial infusion of springtime into the winter of bleakness.

The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.'

What I always think about when I think about 'Girls' is Lena being in a scene where she's very vulnerable, possibly directing, acting, and she's probably written the dialogue. It's 2 in the morning. Everyone's tired. Everyone's grumpy. And she has a smile on her face and kindness for everyone who interacts with her.

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys.

Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.

With both kids, I started working out again at 16 days postpartum, but I treated myself with kindness, doing mild workouts, because my fitness level was lower.

Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.

I think true success is intrinsic... It's love. It's kindness. It's community.

After my father died when I was seven and my mother entered into an abusive relationship, I shuffled between houses - staying with friends, families from church, and relying on the kindness of teachers and people throughout my community to help me grow up essentially without parents.

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

Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure to be kind.

First and foremost, we need to be the adults we want our children to be. We should watch our own gossiping and anger. We should model the kindness we want to see.

In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths.

I am a pretty emotional person. Any act of kindness or unkindness moves me. When I see a romantic couple sitting by the beach, it moves me. I don't break down or crack under pressure, but I am just sensitive.

We all are so deeply interconnected we have no option but to love all. Be kind and do good for any one and that will be reflected. The ripples of the kind heart are the highest blessings of the Universe.

Your own soul is nourished when you are kind it is destroyed when you are cruel.

I am a farmer of kindness and compassion I plant the seeds of love in my garden.

Kindness is the ultimate essence of life compassion is the ultimate evidence of love.

Nothing comes to our lives without a reason accept it with love and kindness.

Well, I'll tell you something, this wedding is something that I will always, always cherish. It was a show of love and support and kindness like I'd never seen from the people, and that's who I entertain. I entertain the people.

Kindness is the best prayer never forget to be kind and pray.

A person who always fights back with an enemy is not strong a person who shows kindness to an enemy is strong.

The value of a person shouldn't be decided by the judgements of other people. Kindness brings out the best in us all.

Good deeds are seeds of generosity.

Now it is evident that a little insight into the customs of every people is necessary to insure a kindly communication; this, joined with patience and kindness, will seldom fail with the natives of the interior.

J.J. Watt is larger than life and Houston's newest sports hero, in every sense of the word. He is a guy who spends NFL Fridays at high school football games and actively seeks out those in need of his kindness.

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

One who is kind is sympathetic and gentle with others. He is considerate of others' feelings and courteous in his behavior. He has a helpful nature. Kindness pardons others' weaknesses and faults. Kindness is extended to all - to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high.

We are constituted so that simple acts of kindness, such as giving to charity or expressing gratitude, have a positive effect on our long-term moods. The key to the happy life, it seems, is the good life: a life with sustained relationships, challenging work, and connections to community.

The man Dickens, whom the world at large thought it knew, stood for all the Victorian virtues - probity, kindness, hard work, sympathy for the down-trodden, the sanctity of domestic life - even as his novels exposed the violence, hypocrisy, greed, and cruelty of the Victorian age.

Nothing is black or white, nothing's 'us or them.' But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.

I call horses 'divine mirrors' - they reflect back the emotions you put in. If you put in love and respect and kindness and curiosity, the horse will return that.

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.

Where ever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of good will, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.

PETA has a proven track record of success. Each victory PETA wins for the animals is a stepping stone upon which we build a more compassionate world for all beings - and we will never give up our fight until all animals are treated with respect and kindness.

My father loves people. No matter what their race, no matter what their position in life, he treated everyone with kindness and love and respect. And that was instilled in me just by watching him.

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on 'Twas not given for thee alone Pass it on Let it travel down the years Let it wipe another's tears Til in Heaven the deed appears - Pass it on.

Their cause I plead - plead it in heart and mind A fellow-feeling makes one wondrous kind.

At little more than kin and less than kind.

Yet do I fear thy nature It is too full o' the milk of human kindness.

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.

I think probably the qualities that I look for in a man are somewhat different than they were before I became a public person, but not that much different. I think that, sort of, the element of trust is certainly much bigger for me, but the other things that - the other qualities, intelligence and kindness and sense of humor, those things.

I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.

Whatever possession we gain by our sword cannot be sure or lasting, but the love gained by kindness and moderation is certain and durable.

The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.

If we're destroying our trees and destroying our environment and hurting animals and hurting one another and all that stuff, there's got to be a very powerful energy to fight that. I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.

Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.

OK, in all seriousness, I would say I couldn't be in a relationship without equality, generosity, integrity, spirit, kindness and humor. And awesomeness.

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. And a sense of humor. It's like medicine - very healing.

Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I'll be right there with you as a citizen - inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.

Transparency, honesty, kindness, good stewardship, even humor, work in businesses at all times.

The real important things are kindness and a sense of humor. I've been fortunate to have dated and could have easily married women who have those qualities, and time and circumstances didn't work out. Timing plays a big part.

Kindness is really important to me in finding my own prince - so are patience and a sense of humor. Without those qualities he's no Prince Charming!

The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

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 will take advantage of you you won't stand up for other people.

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 up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.

As a practicing Catholic all my life, my faith and the church are never far from my mind. The lessons I learned in the church have structured the way I've approached my life and my career. They were lessons of grace, kindness, forgiveness, and compassion.

Christians - whether as a priest, a nun, a minister, whatever - have just been stereotyped to death. You try to be a model of kindness and love and forgiveness to all those around you, because you have received kindness and love and forgiveness from God through Christ. That's what Christianity is.

I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.

It is still breathtaking to me to watch people bring love, preciousness and kindness to their inner world, allowing the light of God to shine through their eyes so that the beauty of their soul can come forth.

True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

There is but One God. His name is Truth He is the Creator. He fears none he is without hate. He never dies He is beyond the cycle of births and death. He is self-illuminated. He is realized by the kindness of the True Guru. He was True in the beginning He was True when the ages commenced and has ever been True. He is also True now.

I simply do not think that yelling, swearing, threatening or belittling will get you to the place you want to be faster than kindness, understanding, patience and a little willingness to compromise.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.