Kindness Quotes

Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.

23791 quotes

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"Humanity and justice demand that we consider the circumstances of the accused."
Cesare Beccaria
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"Society must protect the rights of all, even the most despised."
Cesare Beccaria
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"The question is not, can they reason? nor, can they talk? but can they suffer?"
Jérémie Bentham
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"To cause others joy is a delicious employment of power."
Jérémie Bentham
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"Morality is the result of sympathetic identification with others."
Jérémie Bentham
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"Sympathy is the bond that unites mankind in a common humanity."
Jérémie Bentham
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"The true measure of a person's worth is how they treat those from whom they expect nothing."
Antonio Genovesi
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"Kindness is the enlightened recognition of our shared material condition."
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
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"Kindness is enlightened self-interest expressed through action toward others."
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
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"Kindness extended to others returns to enrich the giver in unexpected and profound ways."
Johann Tetens
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"Kindness begins with the recognition that all beings desire happiness and wish to avoid suffering."
Johann Tetens
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"Kindness costs nothing, yet its value is immeasurable."
Antonio Genovesi
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"Kindness creates bonds between people"
Giovanni Vico
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"A civilized society does not torture its prisoners."
Cesare Beccaria
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"When punishment is cruel, it becomes an instrument of injustice rather than justice."
Cesare Beccaria
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"A generous spirit enriches all who encounter it."
George Berkeley
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"Kindness is the highest expression of clear perception."
George Berkeley
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"In every act of kindness, we plant seeds that bloom in ways we may never see."
Antonio Genovesi
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"In the service of others, we discover the true purpose of our own lives."
Antonio Genovesi
"Tolerance is not a matter of moral superiority, but of intellectual humility about our own ideas."
Friedrich Hayek
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"Compassion arises naturally from understanding shared physicality."
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
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"Kindness is the most rational response to a world filled with suffering."
Johann Tetens
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"Kindness is the most subversive act in a world built on competition."
Johann Tetens
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"Humility is the foundation upon which all other virtues are built."
Giovanni Vico
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"To judge another's actions, first understand their circumstances."
Giovanni Vico
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"Generosity is another quality which, like honor, raises the possessor without enriching them."
Johann Goethe
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"A person places themselves on a level with the ones they praise."
Johann Goethe
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"Kindness is the universal language of the human heart."
Johann Herder
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"Kindness costs nothing but enriches everything."
Johann Herder
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"Kindness is the hallmark of a cultivated character."
Catharine Macaulay