Quotes About Kindness

Maybe all people who do bad things…are just really lonely.

Kindness and a pure heart. Two things that couldn't be more alien to me.

People worry—it's just part of caring.

I came to understand that while many of us might default to measuring our lives by summary statistics, such as number of people presided over, number of awards, or dollars accumulated in a bank, and so on, the only metrics that will truly matter to my life are the individuals whom I have been able to help, one by one, to become better people.

A man who is dedicated to helping improve the lives of other people A kind, honest, forgiving, and selfless husband, father, and friend A man who just doesn't just believe in God, but who believes God

Die Liebe allein versteht das Geheimnis, andere zu beschenken und dabei selbst reich zu werden.

you must be careful with kindness. It's usually mistaken for weakness by stupid people.

Sweets to the sweet, he murmured

Nereus, the Old Man of the Sea," Nina murmured, cocking her head in thought. "There's a quote from Hesiod, the Greek poet: 'A trusty and gentle god who thinks just and kindly thoughts and never lies.

Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.

The world may be mean, but people don't have to be, not if they refuse.

The peculiar institution made Cora into a maker of lists as well. In her inventory of loss, people were not reduced to sums, but multiplied by their kindnesses.

At the end of the day when she propped him up and told him he could do it, he puzzled over these alien things she offered him. Kindness and faith, he didn't know which box to put them in.

The world may be mean, but people don't have to be, not if they refuse. Mabel

Be kind to everybody. Make art. Fight the power.

Someone helps you out by accident, it's still help.

The world does not turn without moments of grace. Who cares how small.

He wanted, quite simply, for the world to be a better place. and he was in the habit of hoping for it.

She expected no judgement and wanted no pity.

Forgive me for saying so, Your Highness, Clarissa said slowly, but for one as unaccustomed to good deeds as you, perhaps it would be best if you started with one on a smaller scale. Something like, I don't know, spreading bread crumbs for birds? Birds? Valentina stared at Clarissa as if she had sprouted wings and would fly off. Why on earth would I wish to feed birds? It was just a thought, Clarissa murmured.

To the people who love you, you are beautiful already. This is not because they're blind to your shortcomings but because they so clearly see your soul. Your shortcomings then dim by comparison. The people who care about you are willing to let you be imperfect and beautiful, too. (20)

Did your mom ever tell you, 'If you can't say something nice, don't say anything'? She was right–and talking nicely also applies when you're talking to yourself, even inside your head. (339)

Because I was more often happy for other people, I got to spend more time being happy. And as I saw more light in everybody else, I seemed to have more myself. (250)

Human kindness can be found in all groups, even those which as a whole it would be easy to condemn. The boundaries between groups overlapped and we must not try to simplify matters by saying that these men were angels and those were devils.