Quotes About Kindness

He thanked me for our kindness, and I replied that we, as soldiers, had more in common with each other than we did with many people in our own societies.

True kindness isn't something we're born with. It's something we have to work at. Not everyone has it. But I think everyone has the potential. Sometimes you just have to look really close before you can tell it's there."-Kyoko

For there to be pain, there has to be kindness. For darkness to standout there has to be the sun. You can't have one without the other, and both have their uses. So even if you stumble and make mistakes, that's not useless. Think of it as fertilizer, sure it feels like crap, but it will help you grow!" ~Kyoko Honda

If there is anything you can do, it may just be to smile for them. Because when you smile, the world seems just a little kinder. For you to just be yourself is a very important thing, I think.

My happiness comes from the kindness of those around me.

Just as there's rejection in this world, there are people who will reach out to you.

If only we'd been born into a kind world...without anxiety...without fear. If we could live without hurting other people...and without being hurt. A world in which we always did what was right. If only we could have found a shortcut to the kind world we all hope for.

Because even the smallest of words can be the ones to hurt you, or save you.

Those who hurt others will also hurt themselves.

We're all born with selfish desires, so we can all relate to those feelings in others. But kindness is something made individually by each person...so it's easy to misunderstand when others are trying to be kind to you.

People aren't born with kindness, it grows with them...

Normally I hate people who whine all the time, but in your case, it would be okay to complain. Be selfish, say what you want once in a while. It's okay to let yourself be sad." -Kyo talking to Tohru

The real metric of success isn't the size of your bank account. It's the number of lives in whom you might be able to make a positive difference.

Never underestimate your ability to affect the trajectory of another human life, especially at their lowest moment.

No love is ever wasted. Its worth does not lie in reciprocity.

Perfect love is perfectly patient.

When we "pass by" others and "notice them not," a degree of deprivation occurs. (Mormon 8:39.)

The hardest work you and I will ever do is to put off our selfishness. It is heavy lifting!

Most omissions occur because we fail to get outside ourselves. We are so busy checking on our own temperatures that we do not notice the burning fevers of others even when we could offer them some of the needed remedies, such as encouragement, kindness, and commendation. The hands that hang down and most need to be lifted up belong to those too discouraged even to reach out anymore.

Compassion compels us to go further in love.

We are so busy constantly checking our own temperatures, we fail to notice the burning fevers of others.

My dad was a big believer in treating people well, oftentimes even when he himself wasn't well.

There are few character traits that stand out in this world more than a generous heart.

For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.