Quotes About Kindness

when people are feeling good about themselves, they begin to feel good about others as well.

After witnessing a young Indian man throwing a popped grain of some sort at a caged, humiliated mountain lion) That was it. I grabbed his throat and sank my thumb and middle finger into the joint behind his Adam's apple. I did not want to kill him, though, not even hurt him. I just wanted to terrify him so badly that he would never, ever, ever, ever again even presume to think of throwing something at that lion.

There are those who do not hold that there is any innate goodness to mankind. To them I say, had you lived my life, you would not believe it. I have known the depths to which mortals are capable of descending, and I have seen the heights. I have seen how kindness and compassion may grow in the unlikeliest of places, as the mountain flower forces its way through the stern rock.

Tell me, my heart, would you rather wed a handsome man or a wealthy one?" Zariya considered the question. "If I had the luxury of choice, I would choose a kind man.

Is the world so cruel, then, that that is all that is required to move a man to risk his life? Kindness?

Ci sono persone che si sentono in imbarazzo di fronte al dolore altrui e temono di dire la cosa sbagliata; a costoro dico che non si sbaglia nell'offrire conforto, mai. Una parola gentile, un abbraccio consolatorio... queste cose sono sempre bene accette.

It is what I do. If you wish to thank me, do a kindness for someone in need.

The enemy of fear is love, for it is in loving others that we set aside our own personal fears, holding their safety and well-being as our highest regard.

A small kindness, a confluence of compassion, had saved his life. Was that strength, or a weakness?

Non c'è roccia su cui l'anima mortale possa naufragare che non contenga qualche delicato viticcio di gentilezza umana che lotta per sopravvivere.

My thanks, Master." He waved his hand. "It is what I do. If you wish to thank me, do a kindness for someone in need.

There are those who are awkward in the face of sorrow, fearing to say the wrong thing; to them, I say, there is no wrong in comfort, ever. A kind word, a consoling arm … these things are ever welcome.

How could anyone endure what we had known and still be capable of so much goodness?

É mais duro ver outro sofrer do que suportarmos nós o sofrimento.

I bid you to aid one another. Let the wealthy have charity for the poor. Let the strong have mercy on the weak. And I promise, if we are victorious, such a time shall never come again.

mayhap if I played at being the kind and gentle husband long enough, it would become true. Master Piero once told us that we might embody those qualities we desire to possess by embracing them, over and over, until the line between seeming and being is no more.

Mercy and compassion are all the grace left to us.

Jacqueline Wilson

For my dear friend Mary Vacher. Thank you so much for all your brilliant professional support – and all your loving care and kindness.

Jacqueline Wilson

No they don't. Not if you go to antique fairs and do someone a favour and find a little emerald for a special small girl,' said Dad.

Am I the worst person in the world??? I've just been so mean to my little stepsister and now she's blubbing away and no one will even tell me off, because I'm the poor, helpless cripple. Why do I have to be so mean?

five minutes. Then open your eyes—and your heart—and consider what needs to be done.

Don't mind me askin', Miss - and I know it ain't none of my business, like - but why don't you take 'im up on the offer of a dinner? I mean, gettin' the odd dinner fer nuffin'ain't such a bad thing.