Quotes About Kindness

We will need to give you a Muslim name…does Leila suit you?" "I don't deserve this kindness," she whispered. "That you, Muslims, should help a Jew—" "Come now!" Serif said, realizing that she was about to cry. "Jews and Muslims are cousins, the descendants of Abraham. Your new name, do you know it means 'evening' both in Arabic, the language of our Holy Koran, and also in Hebrew, the language of your Torah?

The good young man went out and I felt the great relief that simple kindness can work. It is a salve of the spirit, surely.

Curiosity – if not desire, if not plain kindness – might have led him to greater zeal.

To see those babies with no food for three of four days, old people sitting in the hot sun, when you see these poor people, you cannot help but being compassionate or affected.

I say that we are woundWith mercy round and roundAs if with air.

Zullen we even medelijden met onszelf hebben?' vroeg hij?

Charity sees the need not the cause.

God gives, but man must open his hand.

You know kids, I wish every mom and dad would make a speech to their teenagers and say kids, be free, be whatever you are, do whatever you want to do, just so long as you don't hurt anybody

Never underestimate the power of an unsolicited candy bar or Starbucks drink.

No matter how old you are, nobody likes it when someone yucks your yum.

I have had friends who have acted kindly towards me, and it has been my good fortune to have it in my power to give them substantial proofs of my gratitude.

Cómo se permite usted, más bien, sostener aún que existen niños malos? Póngase de rodillas y pida perdón.

Secondo te qual è la qualità più importante per una persona? -Il senso dell'umorismo. Se hai il senso dell'umorismo-non l'ironia, o il sarcasmo, che sono un'altra cosa- non ti prendi sul serio. E allora non puoi essere cattivo, non puoi essere stupido o non puoi essere volgare. Se ci pensi comprende quasi tutto.

Giving a brief sermon, the Abbess once said, 'A hot furnace does not need to be heated. A loving heart does not need to be loved. Being loving is more important than being loved.

Love means to love that which is unlovable or it is no virtue at all.

If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with God.

Now then," Rahab said, "please swear to me by the Lord that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign that you will spare the lives of my family…and that you will save us from death." Othniel did not think that Ardon would speak, but he did. "Our lives for your lives if you don't tell what we are doing," Ardon said. "We will treat you kindly and faithfully when the Lord gives us the land.

Be of service. Whether you make yourself available to a friend or co-worker, or you make time every month to do volunteer work, there is nothing that harvests more of a feeling of empowerment than being of service to someone in need.

nice to her. It had cost her quite a lot to push the door open. But

Never underestimate the lingering effects of a dash of spontaneous comfort.

Being aligned with aliveness instead of our thoughts and feelings actually makes us more effective and functional—and also more kind—than being identified with our thoughts and feelings.

Without our stressful thoughts, we would be kinder, more relaxed, more at peace, lighter emotionally, and more in tune with our innate wisdom and the natural flow of life.

It's funny to think of that voice in our head as our own, and that we tend to believe it and value what it says, when so often it's contradictory, unhelpful, and unkind...We are so much kinder and more courageous than this voice, which is often fearful and upset with life.