Quotes About Kindness

His heart was as great as the world, but there was no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong

My country is the world and my religion is to do good.

I shall pass this way but once; any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

The selfish man suffers more from his selfishness than he from whom that selfishness withholds some important benefit.

Glück ist ein Parfüm, das du nicht auf andere sprühen kannst, ohne selbst ein paar Tropfen abzubekommen.

Es gehört zu den schönsten Entschädigungen in diesem Leben, dass niemand ernstlich versuchen kann, einem anderen zu helfen, ohne sich selbst zu helfen.

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Noblesse oblige; or, superior advantages bind you to larger generosity.

Treat men as pawns and ninepins and you shall suffer as well as they. If you leave out their heart, you shall lose your own.

Treat all people as if they are real, because who knows, perhaps they are.

You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late.

Make yourself necessary to somebody. Do not make life hard to any.

It is a proverb that "courtesy costs nothing"; but calculation might come to value love for its profit. Love is fabled to be blind, but kindness is necessary to perception; love is not a hood, but an eye-water.

The only way to have a friend is to be one

wish to love Jesus as a glorified friend, in the free spirit of friendship—not pay him a stiff sign of respect, as people do before someone they fear. How do I think we should commemorate Jesus' life? By reading his words, imitating his kindness and generosity, and doing anything that awakens our minds and opens our hearts to virtue and love.

By acting compassionately, by helping to restore justice and to encourage peace, we are acknowledging that we are all part of one another.

Do what you can on this plane to relieve suffering by constantly working on yourself to be an instrument for the cessation of suffering. To me, that's what the emerging game is all about.

At times Maharajji's behavior reminds me of a story Ramakrishna tells of a saint who asked a snake not to bite but to love everyone. The snake agreed. But then many people threw things at the snake. The saint found the snake all battered. "I didn't say not to hiss," said the saint.

This getting straight not only applies to people but to things as well, such as favorite music, disliked foods, special treats, avoided places, all your toys, etc. Everything must be rerun through your compassion machine.

As we acquire a certain degree of equanimity in self-image, we are that much more likely to feel empathy for those around us. We know what it's like to be a "self" moving through the world of "others." When someone feels particularly isolated or in pain, we don't need a great deal of information in order to come to his or her aid.

So your first job is to work on yourself. The greatest thing you can do for another human being is to get your own house in order and find your true spiritual heart.

No matter what someone else does to you, never put anyone out of your heart.

Maharaji, he would tell me repeatedly, "Ram Dass, love everyone and tell the truth.