Quotes About Kindness

To take joy in the well-being of others is to share in the riches of the world.

The inclination to goodness, is imprinted deeply in the nature of man; insomuch, that if it issue not towards men, it will take unto other living creatures; as it is seen in the Turks, a cruel people, who nevertheless are kind to beasts, and give alms, to dogs and birds; insomuch, as Busbechius reporteth, a Christian boy, in Constantinople, had like to have been stoned, for gagging in a waggishness a long-billed fowl.

But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best.

But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best." [Misattributed to Baden Powell the English mathematician and Church of England priest. Properly attributed to Sir Robert Baden-Powell the founder of the Scout Movement]

Chris had the unique and rare opportunity to be shown during his lifetime how many friends he has and how much they care.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

I prefer to praise people and the world rather than criticize them and it.

If a man is tongue-tied, don't laugh at him, but, rather, feel pity for him, as you would for a man with broken legs.

I think it's rational to assume the best in other people because most people are pretty decent.

I've had people call me and tell me, 'You've given me courage.' It's fantastic... it's heart-warming to know you can be a ray of hope in somebody's life.

If someone comes to me and says they're not capable of being loved, I want to reach out to them and tell them that everybody's loveable. If a man is forced or wants to become a better man, then I root for him. Everybody needs to be loved.

I know the fact that I was born means I have to die, so my only aim is to reach out and help someone along the way.

I believe that we were meant to live as social creatures, to reach out and bless each other's lives.

Around the holidays, reach out to people you don't get to see to let them know you're thinking about them.

When I was a kid, people reached out and gave me a chance.

I prefer to be liberal and non-judgmental, which helps me reaching out to the people in a better way.

I always seek the time to talk to people who are reaching out for help because sometimes you just need that one person to tell you everything is going to be OK.

My husband has a gift for reaching out to people in need. I always look over and see him connecting to someone who needs to talk or needs some support.

My grandmother was kind, but she knew what she wanted and she wasn't afraid to give a command. When, eventually, I ran my own kitchen, I realized I had a leadership model reaching back into my earliest memories.

I'm only going to be the way I'd want someone to react to me.

I assume that people react to things as I would react. For example, if you are nice to people, they should be nice to you.

I learned something through the experiences in my life, and that is that you never judge how someone may be reacting to a situation because you don't know what they may be going through. It's important that you treat people well, and I try to make people feel good about themselves always.

The best thing about giving of ourselves is that what we get is always better than what we give. The reaction is greater than the action.

When someone mistreats you, the correct reaction is not to go out and do something to destroy somebody else's property.