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Quotes About Compassion

And you can always, always give kindness
~ Anne Frank
There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.
~ Gerald Massey
You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
~ Publilius Syrus
Kindness is gladdening the hearts of those who are traveling the dark journey with us.
~ Henri Frederic Amiel
A pinch of praise is worth a pound of scorn. A dash of encouragement is more helpful than a dipper of pessimism. A cup of kindness is better than a cupboard of criticism.
~ William Arthur Ward
The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.'
~ Harvey Ball
Kindness, it turns out, is hard - it starts out all rainbows and puppy dogs, and expands to include . . . well, EVERYTHING.
~ George Saunders
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief.
~ Mary Oliver
Giving kindness does as much good as receiving it...Kind people are healthier and live longer.
~ Piero Ferrucci
Kindness moves mountains. Acceptance opens doors, makes room for change, diffuses misunderstandin g.
~ Dianna Agron
The milk of kindness flows through my body, I shall follow Jesus to the Taco Bell and give thanks.
~ Aretha Franklin
Compassion is an act of tolerance where kindness and forgiveness reign. When we make the compassionate choice, we enhance the dignity of each individual, which is the very essence of loving them.
~ Leo Buscaglia
An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend.
~ Saadi
Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today.
~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Kindness is the essence of greatness.
~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.
~ Thomas Carlyle
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.
~ George Eliot
Remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.
~ Cory Booker
Kindness in words creates confidence.
~ Laozi
If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.
~ Piero Ferrucci
Did universal charity prevail, earth would be a heaven, and hell a fable.
~ Charles Caleb Colton
Kindness, I've discovered, is everything in life.
~ Isaac Bashevis Singer
There is no greater intelligence than kindness and empathy.
~ Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason
Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.
~ Laozi