Quotes About Kindness

A man cannot live his life by the calculations of retribution. I did what I had to do and hope the consequences are kind.

Books are the most tolerant of friends.

Sometimes its not the strength but gentleness that cracks the hardest shells.

Evil is the refusal to see one's self in others.

Kindness may look for something in return, but that doesn't make it any less kind.

A man does not know whose hands will stroke from him the last bubbles of his life. That alone should make him kinder to strangers.

God has decreed it so, that where tenderness of heart is, there mercy shall follow...

It cannot but cheer the heart of the spouse, to consider, in all her infirmities and miseries she is subject to, that she hath a husband of a kind disposition, that knows how to give the honour of mild usage to the weaker vessel, that will be so far from rejecting her, because she is weak, that he will pity her the more. And as he is kind at all times, so especially when it is most seasonable; he will speak to her heart, 'especially in the wilderness,' Hos. ii. 24.

Christ came down from heaven, and emptied himself of majesty in tender love to souls; shall we not come down from our high conceits to do any poor soul good? Shall man be proud after God hath been humble?

Christ came down from heaven and emptied himself of majesty in tender love to souls. Shall we not come down from our high conceits to do any poor soul good? Shall man be proud after God has been humble?

A favor well bestowed is almost as great an honor to him who confers it as to him who receives it.

He believes that, just as pretending to be brave can lead to acts of real bravery, seeing the good in other people improves the chances that they will reveal their better selves.

By behaving honorably, even to people who may not deserve it, he believes you can influence them to behave more honorably than they otherwise would. This

In order to love people usefully you need to be focused on them and not yourself.

we all need reassurance and encouragement. We're human, and that's how we work

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22). While these fruits, qualities, values or characteristics are universally true for all people, how did they find expression, uniquely, in each local culture?

Many tendencies that we regard as morally reprehensible clearly evolved, including numerous kinds of sexual coercion, lethal violence, and social domination. Equally, many morally delightful tendencies did not evolve, such as charity to strangers and kindness to animals.

People often expect religious believers to act in especially prosocial ways, which they often do, but religiosity is not always a predictor or moral kindness.

However, being moral can include not only acts of kindness but also deeds of conformity and violence.

We were taught to be God-fearing," my mother said. "One who loves does not brandish fear or require it.

In my kind world the dead were out of range And I could not forgive the sad or strange In beast or man.

One must not content oneself with small demands but must rise to the thought that all living creatures have to be redeemed. One must not be trivial and irresponsible in heart, but must strive to make deeds prove one's words.

Christians as a segment of the general population are ten times more likely to contribute money and resources to the aid of another individual than a non-Christian

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