Quotes About Kindness

The skeptic, being a lover of his kind, desires to cure by speech, as best he can, the self-conceit and rashness of the dogmatists.

Take the trouble to stop and think of the other person's feelings, his viewpoints, his desires and needs. Think more of what the other fellow wants, and how he must feel.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

I choose not to give energy to the emotions of revenge, hatred or the desire to subjugate.

If we desire a kinder nation, seeing it through the eyes of children is an eminently sensible endeavor: A city that is pro-child,for example, is also a more humane place for adults.

Compassion refers to the arising in the heart of the desire to relieve the suffering of all beings.

The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

My true desire is to relieve others of their pain, though I myself may fall into hell.

I just have a desire not to judge and view things compassionately.

Reciting part of a sutra with the desire to benefit others is like reciting a recipe in the hope it will prevent people from starving.

Show some mercy to this chair which has stretched out its arms to you for so long; please satisfy its desire to embrace you!

Enriching others is the only way to get rich, if that is what we desire. The more we serve, the more we deserve, getting what we give, no more and no less.

Let him that desires to see others happy, make haste to give while his gift can be enjoyed, and remember that every moment of delay takes away something from the value of his benefaction.

I believe in the goodness of fellow human beings. We have a true desire for greatness and genuine good intention to be helpful to others. That's enough. Change is possible.

Ethics: The indispensable interface between my desire to be happy and yours.

Ahimsa is the eradication of the desire to injure or to kill.

If the people who hurt us have anger or desperation within them then they suffer. When you see that someone suffers, you might be motivated by a desire to help him not to suffer anymore.

We should never desire to be over others. Instead, we ought to be servants who are submissive to every human being for God's sake.

My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny: Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other.

I think women need to be kinder to other women. I think once we realize that, shoulder to shoulder, walking in the same direction, we're the greatest force of nature…our destiny can change.

How easy 'tis, when Destiny proves kind, With full-spread sails to run before the wind!

Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.