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Quotes About Kindness

Humor may be defined as the kindly contemplation of the incongruities of life, and the artistic expression thereof.
~ Stephen Leacock
Find someone worse off than you and help them. It will put your life in perspective.
~ Tony Robbins
People who are kind of at the cutting edge of life and survival, and being near the nitty-gritty, like my films, and I like that.
~ Wes Craven
Life is not a gift to be received, but rather, infinite gifts that we can give.
~ Benjamin F Sullivan
Affection is the broadest basis of a good life.
~ George Eliot
I've never been a person to share my private life, but I can help save lives.
~ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Life is not worth living unless it is lived for others.
~ Mother Teresa
Be nice to people whether you mean it or not. You never know when a kind word can make a difference in another person's day – or maybe even his or her life.
~ Cassandra King
Make gentle the life of this world.
~ Dylan Thomas
Transcendent generosity is simply a willingness to be open and do whatever is necessary in the moment, without any philosophical or religious rationale. Seeing someone in need, you're willing to share your wealth, your happiness, or your wisdom, and you're also willing to share in the pain of others. Yet when you give, you need to do so with the awareness that your gift will be both appropriate and helpful.
~ Dzogchen Ponlop
never give up on anyone. Even if you can't help someone now, don't abandon him or her mentally or close the door to your heart. That is the direct word of the Buddha, our ancient revolutionary friend, and if you forget it, you'll hear it again from the mouth of the rebel buddha you're living with right now.
~ Dzogchen Ponlop
However, whatever your own path is, wherever it takes you, there is one instruction you should protect and always carry with you: never give up on anyone. Even if you can't help someone now, don't abandon him or her mentally or close the door to your heart. That is the direct word of the Buddha, our ancient revolutionary friend, and if you forget it, you'll hear it again from the mouth of the rebel buddha you're living with right now.
~ Dzogchen Ponlop
We can give ourselves a little love and compassion, especially in hard times. Of course, we think of others, too, but we won't have much compassion to give others if we're not being kind to ourselves.
~ Dzogchen Ponlop
Kindness is not always about saying yes or giving out compliments. But in whatever way it's expressed, kindness never undermines or denigrates. Its message is always, Whatever you're going through right now, it's all right to be you—to be who you are.
~ Dzogchen Ponlop
Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?
~ E M Forster
Why did you do all this for me?' he asked. 'I don't deserve it. I've never done anything for you.' 'You have been my friend,' replied Charlotte. 'That in itself is a tremendous thing.
~ E. B. White
Somehow not only for ChristmasBut all the long year through,The joy that you give to othersIs the joy that comes back to you.
~ E. B. White
You have been my friend. That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what's a life, anyway We're born, we live a little while, we die. A spider's life can't help being something of a mess, with all this trapping and eating flies. By helping you, perhaps I was trying to lift up my life a trifle. Heaven knows anyone's life can stand a little of that.
~ E. B. White
Be a little kinder than you have to. Never eat anything bigger than your ass Do not accept an evil you can change Always do what your afraid to do
~ E. Lockhart
Love is when you have a really amazing piece of cake, and it's the very last piece, but you let him have it.
~ E. Lockhart
After a minute, Gat leaned back and let me go first. "Not because you're a girl but because I'm a good person," he told me.
~ E. Lockhart
I think an inspirational quote can get you through hard times." "Like what?" asks Gat. Mirren pauses. Then she says: "Be a little kinder than you have to.
~ E. Lockhart
Don't pretend you would never hurt anybody.
~ E. Lockhart
Sometimes people are mean because they feel insecure about themselves.
~ E. Lockhart