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Quotes About Kindness

Divided as we may be by religion, we are united by charity.
~ Rashi
If you want to know the religion of a man, do not look at how much he prays and fasts, rather, look at how he treats people.
~ Ja'far al-Sadiq
We must remember that the test of our religious principles lies not just in what we say, not only in our prayers, not even in living blameless lives - but in what we do for others
~ Harry Truman
Hate the sin, love the sinner.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Do unto others 20% better than you would expect them to do unto you, to correct for subjective error.
~ Linus Pauling
There is no higher religion than human service.
~ Albert Schweitzer
Goodwill toward all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts boundless goodwill to all that lives.
~ Gautama Buddha
Help one another is part of the religion of our sisterhood.
~ Louisa May Alcott
All religion relates to life, and the life of religion is to do good
~ Emanuel Swedenborg
Humiliating people in the name of religion is the practice of someone deprived of the first fruit of religion, # humility .
~ Nouman Ali Khan
Sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense.
~ Robert A. Heinlein
Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.
~ Alex Ferguson
Be nice wont you?" "I am nice, I'm always nice." "But not too nice. I mean don't make a religion out of it, niceness.
~ David Nicholls
If Christ's message could be distilled down to one line, that line would have to do with kindness and inclusiveness, not rules and divisiveness.
~ Roland Merullo
I believe that whether a person follows any religion or not is unimportant, he or she must have a good heart, a warm heart.
~ Dalai Lama
The state has physical power and uses it when necessary; the power of religion is love and beneficence
~ Moses Mendelssohn
Religion makes kind people say unkind things: "I must prove my faith, so mutilate the genitals of my children." They wouldn't do that if God didn't tell them to do so.
~ Christopher Hitchens
It seems to me that no matter what religion you subscribe to, acts of kindness are the stepping-stones to making the world a better place--because we become better people in it.
~ Jodi Picoult, Change of Heart
I always try to share with others the idea that in order to become compassionate it is not necessary to become religious.
~ Dalai Lama XIV
I have come to the conclusion that whether or not a person is a religious believer does not matter. Far more important is that they be a good human being.
~ Dalai Lama
Those who practice Love have neither Religion or Status.
~ Rumi
The religion of humanity is love.
~ Giuseppe Mazzini
Evangelism is just one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread.
~ Daniel Thambyrajah Niles
My earnest request is that you practice love and kindness whether you believe in a religion or not
~ Dalai Lama