Kindness Quotes

"Kindness is not weakness; it is the highest form of strength."

"Hospitality is one of the most precious values of a culture."

"Generosity is the foundation of all social bonds."

"Generosity creates bonds stronger than any other force."

"Understanding requires empathy across difference."

"Kindness toward those with different views is the mark of a mature mind."

"I think there is an important distinction between criticism and mere carping. Criticism is an attempt to help; carping is an attempt to hurt."

"Tolerance is not a natural virtue - it must be learned and practiced constantly."

"The greatest gift we can give another person is our honest attention."

"The measure of a civilization is how it treats its weakest members."

"Kindness toward others is an investment in a better world."

"The principle of charity requires us to interpret others charitably."

"The foundation of tolerance is sympathy."

"Compassion without action is merely sentiment."

"Kindness across difference requires intellectual effort and imagination."

"Kindness between different peoples begins with intellectual humility."

"The anthropologist must learn to think with others, not about them."

"Only the wealthy can afford charity now; the poor cannot."

"True charity requires freedom to choose how to help others."

"Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove."

"Kindness is the language of angels."

"Kindness is the expression of our recognition of shared humanity."

"Kindness is an expression of strength, not weakness."

"Kindness is the recognition of our shared humanity."

"Kindness echoes through generations."

"Empathy is the antidote to the propaganda of dehumanization."

"The true measure of a man is how he treats those with no power to help him."

"Mercy is not weakness; it is the strength to forgive."

"The greatest gift one can give is the gift of understanding."

"The most important prerequisite for any trade or profession is honesty in dealing with others."