Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"Kindness costs nothing but repays much."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Do something noble and wonderful that will prove you haven't been thinking only of yourself."
Friedrich Schiller
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"I love those who can smile in trouble."
Friedrich Schiller
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"The greatest pleasure is to do a good deed by stealth."
Hugo Grotius
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"Kindness is never wasted."
Hugo Grotius
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"Kindness echoes through eternity."
Hugo Grotius
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"Kindness flows naturally from the understanding of our common rational nature."
Christian Wolff
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"The true measure of a man is how he treats those with no power over him"
Jean Bodin
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"Kindness costs nothing but brings immeasurable returns"
Jean Bodin
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"Kindness creates a ripple of good in the world"
Jean Bodin
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"Every person possesses an inherent dignity that must be respected."
Hugo Grotius
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"Kindness costs nothing but yields great rewards."
Hugo Grotius
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"Compassion is the first principle of human morality."
Johann Herder
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"The greatest gift we can offer is our genuine attention to others."
Johann Herder
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"Kindness is the most revolutionary act in an unkind world."
Johann Herder
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"Compassion guided by reason is the foundation of justice."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Kindness grounded in reason is stronger than kindness grounded in mere sentiment."
Catharine Macaulay
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"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being."
Johann Goethe
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"We are not in this world to criticize and judge; we are here to understand and to act."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Grace is what we show to others when they deserve it least."
Friedrich Schiller
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"A single act of kindness can reverberate through generations."
Friedrich Schiller
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"Tolerance and understanding grow from recognition of rational principles held in common."
Christian Wolff
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"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Hugo Grotius
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"Every act of kindness plants a seed of compassion."
Hugo Grotius
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"The human capacity for empathy is the foundation of all moral progress."
Johann Herder
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"The bonds of human sympathy are stronger than any force of coercion."
Johann Herder
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"Kindness shown by a ruler is not weakness but the highest strength."
Jean Bodin
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"Kindness given is kindness multiplied across the generations."
Jean Bodin
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"There are three lessons I would write for all: kindness, kindness, kindness."
Friedrich Schiller
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"True compassion means bearing the burden of another's pain."
Friedrich Schiller