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Quotes About Kindness

The gentle mind by gentle deeds is known. For a man by nothing is so well betrayed, as by his manners.
~ Edmund Spenser
Who will not mercy unto others show,How can he mercy ever hope to have?
~ Edmund Spenser
Christmas isn't a season. It's a feeling.
~ Edna Ferber
Down, down, down into the darkness of the grave Gently they go, the beautiful, the tender, the kind; Quietly they go, the intelligent, the witty, the brave. I know. But I do not approve. And I am not resigned.
~ Edna St. Vincent Millay
Strong sun, that bleach The curtains of my room, can you not render Colourless this dress I wear?— This violent plaid Of purple angers and red shames; the yellow stripe Of thin but valid treacheries; the flashy green of kind deeds done Through indolence, high judgments given in haste; The recurring checker of the serious breach of taste?
~ Edna St. Vincent Millay
GENNARO 'A sta guerra ccà se torna buone… Ca nun se vo' fa' male a nisciuno…»
~ Eduardo De Filippo
He llegado al límite de mi resistencia física. Descanso apoyando ambas rodillas en el suelo y doblando la pierna izquierda hacia atrás y la pierna derecha hacia delante. Al verme en esta postura, una señora me da una moneda de pesetas veinticinco, que ingiero de inmediato para no parecer descortés.
~ Eduardo Mendoza
Rivas estuvo bien, justo es decirlo. Nos hizo sentar, nos sirvió té, nos explicó sin prisa, y hasta nos hizo un dibujito en un recetario.
~ Eduardo Sacheri
Oh! For love, for the painfully nourished, tenderly cherished, sweet frenzies illusion, the known-illusion within the globule of sentimental cynicism. For romantic love, then, I sacrifice honor, decensy, human kindness, charity, honesty, friendship and the future -- all, (ah!) for love!
~ Edward Abbey
First, I'll kill the dog with kindness, and if that doesn't work, I'll just kill him.
~ Edward Albee
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.
~ Edward Bulwer- Lytton
No path between the stranger's home and ours should be left unclosed, or the sorrow and evil of his home may descend to ours.
~ Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Firenza said, "I kind of like Pete. He's a funny guy." "We'll send him a nice wreath," Bocatelli said. "The family will appreciate it.
~ Edward Falco
Essential advice for the gardener: grow peas of mind, lettuce be thankful, squash selfishness, turnip to help thy neighbor, and always make thyme for loved ones.
~ Anonymous
Reach out and touch someone.
~ Anonymous
A friendly look, a kindly smile, one good act, and life's worthwhile.
~ Anonymous
If you're alone, I'll be your shadow. If you want to cry, I'll be your shoulder. If you want a hug, I'll be your pillow. If you need to be happy, I'll be your smile. But anytime you need a friend, I'll just be me.
~ Anonymous
If thou hast abundance, give alms accordingly: if thou have but a little, be not afraid to give according to that little.
~ Anonymous
We, thine unworthy servants, do give thee most humble and hearty thanks for all thy goodness and loving-kindness to us, and to all men; We bless thee for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all, for thine inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
~ Anonymous
A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle.
~ Anonymous
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger.
~ Anonymous
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
~ Anonymous
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you.
~ Anonymous
When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
~ Anonymous