Kindness is more than just a simple act; it is a universal language that transcends barriers and brings people together. Kindness quotes serve as a powerful reminder of the impact that small, considerate actions can have on our lives and the lives of others. These quotes us to embrace compassion and generosity, fostering a more connected and harmonious community.
Below, we collect some kindness quotes to fuel for your daily acts of generosity!
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A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
Joseph Joubert
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Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got.
Cheryl Strayed
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Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.
Princess Diana
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Remember, there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
Scott Adams
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There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
Edith Wharton
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A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
William Arthur Ward
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Kindness is stronger than iron bars.
Margaret George
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Friendships between women, as any woman will tell you, are built of a thousand small kindnesses...swapped back and forth and over again.
Michelle Obama
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The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.
Kahlil Gibran
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Every small, unselfish action nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world.
Robin Hobb
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We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.
Sir Winston Churchill
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Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.
Roy T. Bennett
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Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you’re already in heaven now.
Jack Kerouac
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There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
Vincent Van Gogh
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The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
William Wordsworth
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Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.
Desmond Tutu
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In the face of isolationism, protectionism, racism — the simple concept of looking outwardly and beyond ourselves, of kindness and collectivism, might just be as good a starting point as any.
Jacinda Ardern
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Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They’re underused.
Tommy Lee Jones
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We’re here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.
Whoopi Goldberg
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There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness.
Catherine Ryan Hyde, Pay It Forward
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You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
Debbie Macomber, One Simple Act
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.
Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth
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You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too.
Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird
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Be a little kinder than you have to.
E. Lockhart
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You know, some things don't matter that much...Like the color of a house. How big is that in the overall scheme of life? But lifting a person's heart—now, that matters.
Sue Monk Kidd, The Secret Life of Bees
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When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him. If you injure someone you dislike, you will find yourself disliking him more. If you do him a good turn, you will find yourself disliking him less.
C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity
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All I'm saying is, kindness don't have no boundaries.
Kathryn Stockett, The Help
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Because I haven't yet learned the simplest and most important thing of all: the world is difficult, and we are all breakable. So just be kind.
Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl
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People shouldn't have to earn kindness. They should have to earn cruelty.
Maggie Stiefvater, Forever
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You stand for what is right, Lina, without the expectation of gratitude or reward.
Ruta Sepetys, Between Shades of Gray
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Our souls may be consumed by shadows, but that doesn't mean we have to behave as monsters.
Emm Cole, The Short Life of Sparrows
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To belittle, you have to be little.
Kahlil Gibran
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You can't worry about the rest of the world, never mind the rest of the universe. All you can do is look to your left and your right and try to be kind to whoever is there.
Rowan Coleman, We Are All Made of Stars
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And so I try to be kind to everything I see, and in everything I see, I see him.
Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life
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Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver.
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
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We cannot tell the precise moment when friendship is formed. As in filling a vessel drop by drop, there is at last a drop which makes it run over; so in a series of kindnesses there is at last one which makes the heart run over.
Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
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People want to be good. Deep down. Kind. The problem of course is that it isn't always possible to be kind to idiots, because they're idiots.
Fredrik Backman, Anxious People
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What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man.
Deanna Raybourn, Silent on the Moor
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To reprove a harm-doer, put him to shame by doing a good deed in return.
Thiruvalluvar, Thirukkural
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Time itself is created through deeds of true kindness.
Dara Horn, The World to Come
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There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham.
Anna Sewell, Black Beauty
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One man practicing kindness in the wilderness is worth all the temples this world pulls.
Jack Kerouac, The Dharma Bums
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Anger is effortless. Kindness is hard. Try to exert yourself.
Sue Monk Kidd, The Book of Longings
Kindness quotes not only us to be better but also remind us of the profound impact our actions can have on the world around us. By incorporating these powerful words into our daily lives, we can fuel our generosity and contribute to a kinder, more compassionate world. Remember, every act of kindness counts, and together, we can make a difference one kind gesture at a time.
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