Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick. ~By Lin Yutang ~
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind? ~By William Makepeace Thackeray ~
I continued writing the bad plays which fortunately nobody would produce, just as no one did me the unkindness of publishing my early novels. ~By Patrick White ~
Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind. ~By Alexander Pope ~
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. ~By Carrie Fisher ~
There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. ~By J. Donald Walters ~
A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. ~By John Ruskin ~
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. ~By William Shakespeare ~
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. ~By Publilius Syrus ~
It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world. ~By Nellie Bly ~
You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be. ~By Don Van Vliet ~
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged. ~By Benjamin Franklin ~
The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. ~By Sarah Fielding ~
The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.' ~By Harvey Ball ~
He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness. ~By Abu Bakr ~
Kindness and faithfulness keep a king safe, through kindness his throne is made secure. ~By King Solomon ~
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 Revenue Service out of the kindness of my heart. ~By David Rockefeller ~
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. ~By Nicolas Chamfort ~
There is none made so great, but he may both need the help and service, and stand in fear of the power and unkindness, even of the meanest of mortals. ~By Lucius Annaeus Seneca ~
Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning. ~By Frederick William Faber ~
There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice. ~By Friedrich Nietzsche ~
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity. ~By Saadi ~
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers. ~By Khalil Gibran ~
Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession. ~By Sophocles ~
Kindness is always fashionable. ~By Amelia E. Barr ~
Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life. ~By Samuel Johnson ~
Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. ~By Kiana Tom ~
Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion. ~By Dalai Lama ~
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~By Samuel Johnson ~
Kindness is the cause of all anxiety. ~By David D. Burns ~
Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world. ~By Annie Lennox ~
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. ~By Bea Arthur ~
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. ~By Sophocles ~
I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a lot of people who will abuse and take my kindness. ~By Blu Cantrell ~
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone. ~By Audrey Hepburn ~
We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general. Action is always specific, concrete, individualized, unique. ~By Benjamin Jowett ~
Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God - the rest will be given. ~By Mother Teresa ~
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve. ~By Joseph Joubert ~
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. ~By Lao Tzu ~
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. ~By Saint Basil ~
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? ~By Jean-Jacques Rousseau ~
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~By Dalai Lama ~
In human relationships, kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. ~By Graham Greene ~
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~By Dalai Lama ~
Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another. ~By Grantland Rice ~
Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse. ~By Henry Van Dyke ~
The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you. ~By Anita Roddick ~
A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness. ~By Bryant H. McGill ~
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 tough. ~By Franklin D. Roosevelt ~
If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness. ~By Roma Downey ~
I owe a debt of gratitude to two other living Justices. Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg paved the way for me and so many other women in my generation. Their pioneering lives have created boundless possibilities for women in the law. I thank them for their inspiration and also for the personal kindnesses they have shown me. ~By Elena Kagan ~
When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless. ~By Willa Cather ~
Everyone responds to kindness. ~By Richard Gere ~
I go now before the milk of Human kindness goes sour for me. ~By Philip Francis ~
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness. ~By George Sand ~
That best portion of a man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love. ~By William Wordsworth ~
When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right. ~By W. Somerset Maugham ~
When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay. ~By Libby Houston ~
I love Philadelphia. I was shocked at what a great city this is. For me, it is the cat's pajamas. I love everything about it. I love where I live. I love the people. I have been met with such kindness and affection here. ~By George Dzundza ~
Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. ~By Mencius ~
And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things. ~By Martin Scorsese ~
I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion. ~By Ron Reagan ~
I've experienced huge kindness here, a great welcome and some very generous reviews without the snide social edge I often suffer from at home. I'm not patronized here either, which I much appreciate! ~By Joanna Trollope ~
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. ~By Joseph Joubert ~
The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things. ~By Jilly Cooper ~
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. ~By Humphry Davy ~
It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. ~By Eric Hoffer ~
A great many men's gratitude is nothing but a secret desire to hook in more valuable kindnesses hereafter. ~By Francois de La Rochefoucauld ~
It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others. ~By Carol Burnett ~
I encountered among my comrades the most varied human traits, from frankness to reserve, from goodness, uprightness and kindness, to brutality and baseness. ~By Georg Brandes ~
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. ~By William Arthur Ward ~
I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need. ~By Jennifer Granholm ~
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. ~By Theodore Isaac Rubin ~
The truth 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. ~By Graham Greene ~
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. ~By George Dennison Prentice ~
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. ~By William Wordsworth ~
There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late. ~By Charles Kingsley ~
No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. ~By Emma Goldman ~
I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. ~By Pearl S. Buck ~
Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. ~By Eric Hoffer ~
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. ~By Robert Green Ingersoll ~
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy. ~By Thomas Carlyle ~
The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission. ~By George MacDonald ~
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~By Mark Twain ~
I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion. ~By William Falconer ~
It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny. ~By Publilius Syrus ~
The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey. ~By Princess Diana ~
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. ~By Kin Hubbard ~
True popularity comes from acts of kindness rather than acts of stupidity. ~By Bo Bennett ~
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you. ~By Princess Diana ~
It is impossible to treat a child too well. Children are spoiled by being ignored too much or by harshness, not by kindness. ~By Sloan Wilson ~
Eradicating a religion of kindness is, I think, a terrible thing for the Chinese to attempt. ~By Martin Scorsese ~
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. ~By Nathaniel Branden ~
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~By Ralph Waldo Emerson ~
The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. ~By Charles Kuralt ~
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. ~By Tennessee Williams ~
Kindness is wisdom. ~By Philip James Bailey ~
Thousand got away to other countries; thousands returned to Spain tempted by false promises of kindness. By the tens of thousands, these Spaniards died of neglect in the concentration camps. ~By Martha Gellhorn ~
Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. ~By Barbara de Angelis ~
Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him. ~By Frank Howard Clark ~
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