Quotes About Kindness

We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness.

To fold the hands in prayer is well, to open them in charity is better.

No one is so generous as he who has nothing to give.

He who cannot give anything away cannot feel anything either.

Not-being-a-jerk means this and that are done, and now you gotta do the other thing. It's an ongoing process. Haku

Even if the whole universe is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk-type things, there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk.

It's easy to become a Buddha. Don't be a jerk. Don't get hung up on life and death. Have compassion for everybody and everything. Show some respect to people who deserve it and kindness to people who need it. Don't get all caught up in hating stuff or in wanting stuff. Don't think too much. Don't worry. That's what we call being a Buddha. You don't need anything else.

At every moment, no matter what we're doing, we need to understand that not being a jerk is how someone becomes enlightened. This state has always belonged to us. Cause and effect makes us act. By not being a jerk now, you create the cause of not being a jerk in the future. Our action is not predestined, nor does it spontaneously occur.

Even if the whole world is nothing but a bunch of jerks doing all kinds of jerk-type things, there is still liberation in simply not being a jerk.

No matter how unacknowledged your act of compassion, the universe always notices it. And the universe has a very long memory.

If it doesn't sound like "don't be a jerk" it's not Buddhist teaching.

In a relationship you want to treat people the way you want to be treated.

I could go to UT, make the Dean's List, and get a master's in education, but I would always be a third-generation delinquent to the older folks. They weren't wrong, of course, but it was still unkind of them to comment on it.

Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar.

Respect is not a sign of weakness, it's a sign of strength. It takes courage to treat others with kindness and dignity.

Respect is not just about being polite, it's about having empathy and understanding for others.

Respect is not just about treating others how you want to be treated, it's about acknowledging their value as a human being.

We are the human family, together we are ONE. We're here to lift one another up, not tear each other down.

Seth rolled off the beanbag and stood up. "What's he like?" "He's smart," Kendra said. "He said I'm fairykind." Seth cocked his head. "Very kind?" "Fairy . . . kind. The fairies shared their magic with me." "Are

Verl waved both hands. "No, stop, please, no gift is required. My lady, a soft glance, a kind word, these more than suffice. Your very existence leaves me forever indebted." "You get that I'm fifteen?

Live a fruitful life. Resist evil. Give more than you take. Help others do likewise. The rest will take care of itself.

If you are a nice person and you are a writer, that's two strikes against you.

Help thy brother's boat across, and lo, thine own has reached the shore.

If you don't believe what I'm telling you, then ask yourself this: would any decent, kind-hearted individual become a writer? Of course not.