Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else. ~ Sri Chinmoy
If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not deter or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. ~ William Penn
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ~ Mark Twain
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable. ~ Joseph Addison
Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity. ~ Buddha
The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. ~ William Wordsworth
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. ~ Seneca
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. ~ Kahlil Gibran
Do a deed of simple kindness; though its end you may not see, it may reach, like widening ripples, down a long eternity. ~ Joseph Norris
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. ~ Mother Teresa
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Leo Buscaglia
No one is born hating another person...People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. ~ Nelson Mandela
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people. ~ Abraham Joshua Heschel
We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change. Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world. ~ Howard Zinn
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama
The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you. ~ John E. Southard
Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. ~ Sally Koch
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
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
There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. ~ Nathaniel Branden
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind. ~ Henry James
My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama
Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are. ~ Roy T. Bennett
Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life. ~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness. ~ R.J. Palacio
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that. ~ Robert Michaels
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. ~ Aesop
Always have a willing hand to help someone, you might be the only one that does. ~ Roy T. Bennett
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. ~ Steve Maraboli
It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters.
The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer. ~ Mahatma Gandhi
It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. ~ Steve Maraboli
The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt
He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it. ~ Dante Alighieri
If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go - whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. ~ Roy T. Bennett
If we are going to be kind, let it be out of simple generosity, not because we fear guilt or retribution.
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. ~ Oscar Wilde
Kindness has no religion. Religions are like narrow tracks but kindness is like an open sky. ~ Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
With one kind gesture you can change a life. One person at a time you can change the world. One day at a time we can change everything. ~ Steve Maraboli, The Power of One
Sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.