Kindness Quotes

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

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.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

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.

They are always saying God loves us. If that's love I'd rather have a bit of kindness.

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as if it were direct cruelty would be an ignorant unkindness.

The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.

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!

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.

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused.

I admire the fact that the central core of Buddhist teaching involves mindfulness and loving kindness and compassion.

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

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

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

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.

There's no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.

When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version. You can try to balance things in your gut to get to what you think is the honest truth. Or you can err on the side of kindness.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

I think what children need is love, security, stability, consistency, and kindness.

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

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.

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.

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.

It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.

There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice.