Quotes About Kindness

Pity is a poison. -Kunti

We want to hurt others but don't want to be hurt in return

No man stands so straight as when he stoops to help a boy.

A man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child.

There are some people who cannot help giving. Why? Because they experience a real psychological pleasure in doing so. They don't do it with an eye to their own advantage, they do it on the quiet; they detest doing it openly because that would take away some of the satisfaction. They do it in secret, with quick trembling hands, their breasts rocked by a spiritual well being which they do not themselves understand.

Look, don't kill that fly! It is making a prayer to you By rubbing its hands and feet

We filled in the space but we were never chosen it did hurt but at least we helped them feel okay.We learnt to give love without any expectation it doesn't hurt that way.

He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh.

I am who I am.And you're you.Even if I'm pretty good at basketball or computers, or popular with the girls, that doesn't make me a better person. You can make people laugh and you're kind. When you're serious, you're much more sincere than I am. Like with the girls. I'm not resorting to the cheap cliche about everyone having something to offer, but i'm saying there are a lot of things I admire about you.

It's not a bad thing to be loved.

You're so kind, Kazuhiko. That's what I like about you." I like you, too. I love you so much." If he weren't so inarticulate, Kazuhiko could have said so much more. How much her expression, her gentle manner, her pure untainted soul meant to him. How important, in short, her existence was to him. But he wasn't able to put into words. He was only a third-year student in junior high, and worst yet, composition was one of his worst subjects.

Whatever any of them thinks about who she was, or what happened, or why people do what they do, is just absolutely fine & dandy, as long as they have a good time, do it with a kind heart, & pay homage in a respectful way to the Goddesses that have gone before them.

When we love those who hate us and pray for those who persecute us, we extend the Gospel of peace to a godless and destructive world.

Trying to be patient with people without loving them is like expecting there to be heat without actually lighting the torch.

Hate the sin but not the sinner.

There is humanity even in the most wicked.

Spirituality doesn't look like sitting down and meditating. Spirituality looks like folding the towels in a sweet way and talking kindly to the people in the family even though you've had a long day.

Kindness is the stuff of moments, but it can be absolutely transformative in moments. Beautiful lives are transformative in moments. But we have to train ourselves to look for them.

Spiritual humility is not about getting small, not about debasing oneself, but about approaching everything and everyone else with a readiness to see goodness and to be surprised.

We now know that doing good to others, having a network of strong and supportive relationships, and having a sense that one's life is worthwhile are the three greatest determinants of happiness.

It's just that sometimes you love a kid just because they need it. Not because they deserve it, not because you really like them…just because they need love.

When you're feeling sorry for yourself, do something nice for someone else.

You'll be surprised at how kind most people are.

Sometimes you never know how much those little things matter.