Quotes About Kindness

the better angels of our nature

One dictum I had learned on the battlefields of France in a far distant war: You cannot save the world, but you might save the man in front of you, if you work fast enough.

Do not waste time bothering whether you "love" your neighbor; act as if you did.

Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.

The vague and tenuous hope that God is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the consciences of millions.

That smile could end wars and cure cancer.

Nonviolence is not just abstention from war, fighting, or animal flesh. It is abstention from negative thoughts and negative speech.

I wanted to say something to make her feel better, but I didn't know what words could have that much magic.

People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.

You can't do extraordinary things in the world if your spending time criticizing others because they don't look of behave the way you think they should

You can't do extraordinary things in the world if you're spending time criticizing others because they don't look or behave the way you think they should.

A rubbish word. One he hardly ever used. The word had no moral weight. A person didn't need courage for "nice." "Nice" called for no sacrifice, no strength of character. If only all he'd ever had to do was be nice . . .

any good deed, no matter how small, could keep multiplying until it had changed the whole world forever for the better.

But you've brought him happiness, Eponine; he is happy because of you — and that was my only comfort as I cried and cried, feeling so lonely, in my house of leaves.

Don't be too hard on yourself. There are plenty of people willing to do that for you. Love yourself and be proud of everything that you do. Even mistakes mean you're trying.

I lay unprotesting each touch bringing me exquisite pleasure and impossible pain.If only I had seen the smallest kindness in her face, if only there had not been such hunger... She stripped me in every way possible, herself remaining protected from revelation of her own soul.

Think of me as the porter . . . and consider the possiblity that life might be less exhausting if you unloaded some of your bags on to my empty trolley.

His smile is kind, and my heart, which I didn't even know had taken off, starts to calm down.

when one person gives

Doing what's right isn't supposed to hurt someone you care about.

It's never okay to marginalize anyone. You never know the consequences for those who are bullied or for the bullies themselves. It never ends well—for anyone.

Success. Power. But you know, it's not winning if it comes at the expense of someone else. Success should come from giving not taking.

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson. As

It is one of the beautiful compensations of life that no man can sincerely try to help another without helping himself." Ralph Waldo Emerson.