Quotes About Kindness

Loving others sometimes requires a love far greater and purer than our own. — Dawn Lilly

You can simply remember that behavioral expressions of love can be divided into physical touch, quality time, gifts, acts of service, and words of affirmation.

The tongue has the power of life and death."1

Even the smallest actions of a friend can make a big difference. — Zeta Davidson —

One way to express love emotionally is to use words that build up. Solomon, author of the ancient Hebrew Wisdom Literature, wrote, "The tongue has the power of life and death."2 Many couples have never learned the tremendous power of verbally affirming each other. Solomon further noted, "An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love. It is a fact, however, that when we receive afirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate.

It is the choice to expend energy in an effort to benefit the other person, knowing that if his or her life is enriched by your effort, you too will find a sense of satisfaction—the satisfaction of having genuinely loved another.

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. —Galatians 5:22–23

love, even if you can't feel it at the moment. — Joseph Compaine —

Love in a way that those who don't know God will see your kindness and know Him because of you. — Jill Thompson

Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."5

True Christianity does more than feel empathy for those in need. True Christianity meets that need. — James Stuart Bell —

An ancient sage once said, "A soft answer turns away anger." When your spouse is angry and upset and lashing out words of heat, if you choose to be loving, you will not reciprocate with additional heat but with a soft voice.

The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love. It is a fact, however, that when we receive affirming words we are far more likely to be motivated to reciprocate and do something our spouse desires.

Mark Twain once said, "I can live for two months on a good compliment." If

Forgiveness is an expression of love.

But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you…. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them.3

Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. None of us is perfect.

If your enemies are hungry, give them food to eat. If they are thirsty, give them water to drink. —Proverbs 25:21

Words of affirmation are simply true statements affirming the worth of another person.

God's love enables us to serve those who mistreat us. — Verda J. Glick

Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures.

We cannot take credit for the kind and generous things we do while under the influence of "the obsession." We are pushed and carried along by an instinctual force that goes beyond our normal behavior patterns. But if, once we return to the real world of human choice, we choose to be kind and generous, that is real love.

Strew nuggets of affirmation and caring along your path today; you never know whose day you'll brighten. — Mary Kay Moody