Quotes About Kindness

Make yourself so happy, that by looking at you, other people become happy.

Love is the ultimate state of human being where compassion prevails and kindness rules.

The desire for knowledge, like the thirst for wealth, increases by acquisition, but as Bishop Lee has told us, "Knowledge without common sense is folly; without method it is waste; without kindness it is fanaticism; without religion it is death." But, Dean Farrar added: "With common sense, it is wisdom; with method it is power; with charity beneficence; with religion it is virtue, life, and peace.

What is the duty of a Latter-day Saint? To do all the good he can upon the earth.

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

Compassion is the divine compass

There are people who had wanted to live longer but could not. My aunt had always been considerate to others. Both my father and I want to convey what she cherished.

Kensuke and his wife had, like all bored people, a sense of kindness that was close to disease.

Besides, like a man who knows he is dying, he felt a need to be equally tender to all.

It's not so much the harming of people's bodies I find objectionable, but of their hearts.

It depends on what's in your heart. Will this love make you oblivious to all around you? Abandoning all, hurting whatever's in your path? Or will it make you a more complete person? One who can feel love for ALL things? (Nagi to Sarasa)

People who live in cold climes must keep warm by kindness," Orvo spoke softly in reply. "I think that is how every person should be. Kindness -- it's the same as having a head, a nose, a pair of feet . . . There are many nations living on the earth. Each of their people carries a seed of suspicion toward those not of their own tribe. Oftentimes, they won't even see the people of another tribe as real human beings. . . .

always forgive and be patient.

Morality doesn't mean 'following divine commands'. It means 'reducing suffering'. Hence in order to act morally, you don't need to believe in any myth or story. You just need to develop a deep appreciation of suffering.

Egoism is altruism.

La moral no significa «seguir los mandatos divinos». Significa «reducir el sufrimiento».

I have a little different definition of evil than most people. When you have the opportunity and the ability to do good and you do nothing, that's evil. Evil doesn't always have to be an overt act, it can be merely the absence of good.

A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, 'Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza.' I was like, 'Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!'

Humanity is about raising up each other for good."

Do not be concerned with the faults of other persons. Do not see others' faults with a hateful mind. There is an old saying that if you stop seeing others' faults, then naturally seniors and venerated and juniors are revered. Do not imitate others' faults; just cultivate virtue. Buddha prohibited unwholesome actions, but did not tell us to hate those who practice unwholesome actions.

The purpose of life is to serve. To serve is to make others happier, healthier, empowered, and enlightened.

Si tu veux trouver la paix, immerge-toi dans la bienveillance, éteins tous les désirs dans ton coeur, retire-toi dans la solitude

I think any dad who slices a large pickle in two for their kids' sandwich is always a good dad!

Have you ever noticed? In cartoons, fathers are often useless loafs, incapable of even the least bit of kindness. Even though there's no more tender meat than a father's heart!