Quotes About Kindness

A kind word is like a Spring day.

If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.

I've learned long ago that a generous person who is wise will never lack for anything.

Why is it that bad things have to happen so you learn there are lots of good people in the world?" -Ruthie

Why is it that bad things have to happen so you learn there are lots of good people in the world?

Just pray for a tough hide and a tender heart.

In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.

Don't hate anyone," she had said. "It's quite useless and harms the hater while it does nothing at all to the hated.

I don't judge people. I don't think we should/

You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.

Just because you don't care about anyone doesn't mean everyone else is like that too!

Forget about homework and you get in trouble with your teacher. Forget about taxes and you get in trouble with your government...But forget about hate and you know what happens? You just don't hate someone anymore.

The weak: Most people turn their backs on the weak, but those are the people that need the most help, if your going to turn your backs on some one it should be those who are evil.

You don't harm what you love, you harm what you don't love, what you don't respect.

The essence of love is to give continually, without expecting anything in return.

Love means always praying for greater happiness for everyone.

To give means to think, every single day, about what you can do to make people happy.

I have a whole set of problem-solving behaviors and I am anxious to use them, in much the same way that I would stand up on the train to give my seat to someone who seems to need it more than I do: here is something I can address, and I do, and all is well.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recipient, at least it benefits the bestower.

Personally, I would not give a fig for any man's religion whose horse, cat and dog do not feel its benefits. Life in any form is our perpetual responsibility.

It is good to know; it is better to do; it is best to be. To be pure and strong, to be honest and earnest, to be kindly and thoughtful, and in all to be true,...

Tears won't saturate the dead and weeping will not raise him from his grave, if he has one. We should do for the living what we are unable to do for the dead.

You haven't been conscripted and I have to delay my return home so I'll stay with you while you tell me about these good people you've seen. One doesn't encounter good people every day and people don't see the good in others. You are blessed, Mr. Jakob, that God has brought good people to you and that you have discovered them to be good.

To give pleasure to a single heart by a single kind act is better than a thousand head-bowings in prayer.