Quotes About Kindness

It is not the magnitude of the gift that matters but the magnitude of the heart that offers it.

If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.

Poems help to keep human beings actually responding as human beings to the sufferings of others.

The only sins are violations of love.

The people knew what had made them human; it was not their shortcomings, but their hearts.

There is no hospitality like understanding.

In great hearts the cruelty of life gives birth to good.

I don't want you to be young and beautiful. I only want one thing. I want you to be kind-hearted - and not just towards cats and dogs.

Man and fascism cannot co-exist. If fascism conquers, man will cease to exist and there will remain only man-like creatures that have undergone an internal transformation. But if man, man who is endowed with reason and kindness, should conquer, then Fascism must perish, and those who have submitted to it will once again become people.

I don't believe in your "Good". I believe in human kindness.

Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness.

Kun kaverilla on monta lakkia ja tältä kaverilta meni ainoa, kai kaveri on sen verran kaveri, että antaa yhden monistaan kaverille.

Hold all men in mind as being healthy, happy, and prosperous. When you do this you are helping others and sowing good for yourself. Always send out thoughts of love and service. They will come back to you laden with their kind.

I don't have a caustic sense of humor. What I find funny, that humor comes from a much gentler place.

Was it you or I who stumbled first? It does not matter. The one of us who finds the strength to get up first, must help the other.

Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot.

When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow.

Forget yourself for others, and others will

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

When understanding another person's problem you help him correctly, even though there is nothing you can do about it.

It isn't right to wish pain on other people just because they hurt me first.

We believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another.

Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.

Thoughts of lack and scarcity breed feelings of aggressiveness, selfishness, worry, and jealousy. Its effects are negative. Thoughts of abundance breed feelings of kindness, love, prosperity, and generosity. Its effects are positive. Which thoughts you choose to focus on is entirely up to you.