Quotes About Kindness

In the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Luke, Jesus teaches the importance of forgiveness. He knows we're human and our natural tendency is to seek revenge, to strike back, to condemn those who hurt us, but this is wrong. We're supposed to forgive, always.

He put her on secret probation. She had seven days to become nice

A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.

Gli amanti degli animali sono una speciale razza umana, generosa di spirito, piena di empatia, forse un po' incline al sentimentalismo, e con cuori immensi come un cielo senza nuvole.

God was always there. He sat beside us during the doctors' consultations, as we waited the long vigils outside the operating room, as we rejoiced in the miracle of a brief recovery, as we agonized when hope ebbed away, and the doctors confessed there was no longer anything they could do. They were helpless, and we were helpless, and in His way, God, standing by us in our hour of need, God in His infinite wisdom and mercy and loving kindness, God in all His omnipotence, was helpless too.

But our God is a God of grace. If we desire to be like him, we need to go beyond being people who are saved by grace to be people who are characterized by grace.

Yours is a loving spirit; it should not die with you

All the courtesies in the world do not cover up the one vital and massive discourtesy.

It's not right to hurt or deceive someone who's already been hurt and deceived.

JUST THINK OF THIS AS MY LITTLE GIFT TO YOU, says Owen Meany

THERE'S NO NEED TO BE CRUDE,' said Owen Meany.

A man named Hero washed the press cloths; Meany Hyde told Homer that the man had been a kind of hero, once. 'That's all I heard. He's been comin' here for years, but he was a hero. Just once,' Meany added, as if there might be more shame attached to the rarity of the man's heroism than there was glory to be sung for his moment in the sun.

It's rare when there's something we can do for ourselves which also pleases someone else.

Candy took the bathing suit from her and used the suit to wipe the tears from Rose Rose's face. You're fine, you're just fine, Candy said to the girl. And you're going to feel better. No one's going to hurt you.

She say to tell you you was the nicest, Muddy told the boy. She say to tell your dad he a hero, and that you was the nicest.

Such a warm washcloth kind of sympathy was leaking from Dr. Gingrich that Larch felt wet—

Was he nice? He didn't know. He hoped he was, but how many of us truly know?

Distrust naturally creates distrust, and by nothing is good will and kind conduct more speedily changed.

I bade good morrow, And thought to leave her far away behind; But cheerly, cheerly, She loves me dearly; She is so constant to me, and so kind. - To Sorrow

Claude puede ser amable y bueno, y eso no puedes serlo tú, con toda tu política y tus aires de sabio. Con todo lo que he hecho siempre por ti, lo único que tú haces es tratarme a patadas. Quiero que alguien me trate bien antes de morir. Lo aprendiste todo, Ignatius, todo, salvo cómo debe comportarse un ser humano.

For every nice thing I ever done for you, I just get kicked around. I want to be treated nice by somebody before I die. You learnt everything, Ignatius, except how to be a human being

Remember to let her into your heart.

Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do , Something you are, And something you give away

Make love, not war.