Quotes About Kindness

Then gently scan your brother man, still gentler sister woman, though they may gang a kennin wrang, to step aside is human

I am little acquainted with politeness, but I know a good deal of benevolence of temper and goodness of heart.

I would help others, out of a fellow-feeling.

Restore a man to his health, his purse lies open to thee.

Never confuse thoughtlessness with malice.

Hence politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

You must be particularly careful to never make people feel stupid in your presence.

But it would be wise to practice instead the opposite, what the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche called Mitfreude—"joying with." As he wrote, "The serpent that stings us means to hurt us and rejoices as it does so; the lowest animal can imagine the pain of others. But to imagine the joy of others and to rejoice at it is the highest privilege of the highest animals.

Destroy the weeds of envy by giving them nothing to feed on.

Money gives its possessor the ability to give pleasure to others.

those misfortunates among us who have been brought down by circumstances beyond their control deserve all the help and sympathy we can give them

Pick up a bee from kindness, and learn the limitations of kindness.

Los hombres son más prestos a devolver un agravio que un favor, porque la gratitud es una carga y la venganza un placer.

This reveals the power you have to short-circuit envy by placing attention on other people instead of yourself and engaging with them on a meaningful level.

two tests that I use for spotting whether a person is acting like an asshole: • Test One: After talking to the alleged asshole, does the "target" feel oppressed, humiliated, de-energized, or belittled by the person? In particular, does the target feel worse about him or herself? • Test Two: Does the alleged asshole aim his or her venom at people who are less powerful rather than at those people who are more powerful?

at the end of the day people won't remember what you said or did, they will remember how you made them feel.

Life is too short to put up with assholes.

Friends lightened many burdens, even those they did not know of.

Small courtesies were the lubricant of daily life.

Birgitte's breast held a strangely soft heart for small boys, especially ugly ones.

Si alguna vez te enamoras de una mujer, Rand, abandónala y deja que encuentre a otro. Será el mejor regalo que puedes hacerle.

Eres un buen chico. No dejes que nadie te quite eso... Nunca pienses lo contrario. Te preocupas por los demás. Eso es fácil de perder... Preocuparse por las personas. Nos enfocamos tanto en lo que necesitamos... Que dejamos de preocuparnos por las demás personas. Tal vez es lo que debemos hacer para sobrevivir... Pero te quita un pedazo del alma... Cada vez.

When I am billeted a German home even for one night I go out and search for the chickens and rabbits or pets and give them water and food if possible. Generally the family has pulled out too rapidly to care for such things. I suppose the stern and the cruel ones rule the world. If so, I shall be content to try to live each day within the limits of my conscience and let great plaudits go to those who are willing to pay the price for it.

To quote President Harry Truman, "Always be nice to all the people who can't talk back to you. I can't stand a man or woman who bawls out underlings to satisfy