Kindness Quotes

"True charity consists in wanting others to be happy."

"Compassion requires that we enter into another person's inner world."

"Holding and handling are not merely physical procedures."

"What matters in treatment is that the patient feels met."

"Empathy is the foundation of healing."

"Forgiveness begins with understanding the other's necessity."

"We must learn to love our neighbors as ourselves without losing our self."

"We must learn to forgive ourselves to forgive others."

"We must learn to love ourselves as we hope others will love us."

"The measure of a person is how they treat those who can do nothing for them."

"To be kind is to understand the suffering of others."

"The power of kindness is the power to heal."

"The brotherhood of man is evoked by particular men according to their circumstances."

"To know ourselves as part of one another is essential."

"We must learn to listen with our whole being, not just our ears."

"The more one forgets himself - by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love - the more human he is."

"Human kindness can still survive in those who have nothing but their integrity."

"In the therapeutic relationship, empathy is the most powerful tool."

"In every act of aggression lies a call for understanding."

"We must listen to voices different from our own"

"Compassion is the highest form of understanding"

"Difference enriches rather than threatens understanding"

"Compassion is the beginning of all understanding"

"Dialogue across difference is the highest calling"

"Compassion is the only true scholarship"

"We must honor difference while seeking connection"

"Children need permission to be selfish, to be greedy, to be demanding—paradoxically, this leads to generosity."

"The person with capacity for concern is mature; indifference is a sign of defensive withdrawal."

"Every child deserves to feel uniquely valued and understood."

"Kindness begins with compassion toward ourselves and extends outward."