Kindness Quotes

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

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"Kindness costs nothing but yields infinite returns."
Poliziano Angelo
"Kindness extended without wisdom may do more harm than the cruelty of indifference."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"Kindness is the expression of true strength."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Kindness is never wasted, always returned."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Kindness costs nothing but is priceless."
Giambattista della Porta
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"I have discovered that kindness shown strategically is more powerful than cruelty ever could be."
Isabella d'Este
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"Kindness is the outward expression of inward divinity."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Compassion is the flowering of a soul that has touched the divine."
Marsilio Ficino
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see"
Giambattista Vico
"Kindness multiplies through every act of compassion"
Giambattista Vico
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"Words carelessly spoken cannot be gathered back like scattered grain."
Poliziano Angelo
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"Careful reading is an act of respect to the author."
Poliziano Angelo
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"The measure of a person is not what they possess, but what they give."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Kindness is the most revolutionary act in a world of indifference."
Pico della Mirandola
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"Kindness, though often dismissed as weakness, is among the rarest forms of strength."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Kindness is an investment in the person you yourself will become."
Giambattista della Porta
"Forgiveness is not weakness; it is the ultimate form of control."
Catherine de Medici
"The greatest gift is not what you give, but what you refrain from taking."
Catherine de Medici
"I understood that forgiveness is not for the other person, but for oneself."
Catherine de Medici
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"I believe that compassion and strength are not opposing forces."
Isabella d'Este
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"Kindness is the practical expression of understanding our unity."
Marsilio Ficino
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"Kindness is the recognition that all creatures partake of the divine."
Marsilio Ficino
"Kindness extended to the strong is often repaid with protection of the weak."
Giambattista Vico
"The perfume of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind, but the goodness of a person spreads in all directions."
Catherine de Medici
"A kind word costs nothing but may be worth everything."
Catherine de Medici
"The greatest gift one can give is the encouragement to think."
Émilie du Châtelet
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"The measure of a person is how they treat those who can offer them nothing."
Giambattista della Porta
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"Kindness is the language that all hearts understand."
Pico della Mirandola
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"In kindness, we discover our shared humanity."
Pico della Mirandola
"A kind word costs nothing but can purchase much."
Catherine de Medici