Hail thy brother’s boat across, and lo! thine own has reached the shore.
—Indian Proverb
Make a rule, and pray to God to help you to keep it, never, if possible, to lie down at night without being able to say: “I have made one human being at least a little wiser, or a little happier, or at least a little better this day.”
—Charles Kingsley (1819–75) English Clergyman, Academic, Historian, Novelist
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.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Leader, Civil Rights Advocate, Author
You may call God love, you may call God goodness. But the best name for God is compassion.
—Meister Eckhart (c.1260–1327) German Christian Mystic
Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
—Kahlil Gibran (1883–1931) Lebanese-American Philosopher, Poet, Sculptor
Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.
—Alice Walker (b.1944) American Novelist, Activist
Live for thy neighbor if thou wouldst live for thyself.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?
—Unknown
Kindness is wisdom.
—Philip James Bailey (1816–1902) English Poet
I hate the giving of the hand unless the whole man accompanies it.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) American Philosopher
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
—Marian Wright Edelman (b.1939) American Activist, Advocate
If all our happiness is bound up entirely in our personal circumstances, it is difficult not to demand of life more than it has to give.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
—Chinese Proverb
One difference between savagery and civilization is a little courtesy. There’s no telling what a lot of courtesy would do.
—Cullen Hightower (b.1923) American Humorist
A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.
—Joseph Joubert (1754–1824) French Writer, Moralist
By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Kind words are a creative force, a power that concurs in the building up of all that is good, and energy that showers blessings upon the world.
—Lawrence G. Lovasik (1913–86) American Missionary Priest, Prolific Catholic Author
If you haven’t got any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble.
—Bob Hope (1903–2003) British-born American Comedian
If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love.
—Mark Twain (1835–1910) American Humorist
Caring is a reflex. Someone slips, your arm goes out. A car is in the ditch, you join the others and push…You live, you help.
—Ram Dass (1931–2019) American Hindu, New Age Pioneer
The best way to knock the chip off your neighbor’s shoulder is to pat him on the back.
—Unknown
Ask thyself, daily, to how many ill-minded persons thou hast shown a kind disposition.
—Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philosopher
A kind word is like a Spring day.
—Russian Proverb
Grace is indeed required to turn a man into a saint; and he who doubts this does not know what either a man or a saint is.
—Blaise Pascal (1623–62) French Mathematician, Physicist, Theologian
The various features and aspects of human life, such as longevity, good health, success, happiness, and so forth, which we consider desirable, are all dependent on kindness and a good heart.
—The 14th Dalai Lama (b.1935) Tibetan Buddhist Leader, Civil Rights Advocate, Author
If you have men who will exclude any of God’s creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man.
—Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) Italian Monk, Founder of the Franciscan Order
Example is leadership.
—Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) French Theologian, Philosopher, Musician, Physician
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones tend to take care of themselves.
—Dale Carnegie (1888–1955) American Self-Help Author
Good humor is a tonic for mind and body. It is the best antidote for anxiety and depression. It is a business asset. It attracts and keeps friends. It lightens human burdens. It is the direct route to serenity and contentment.
—Grenville Kleiser (1868–1935) Canadian Author
The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.
—Hada Bejar
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