Kindness Quotes
Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.
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"Kindness is not soft or weak; it is the hardest strength to cultivate and the most powerful force in the world."Matteo Ricci
"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence in action."Giovan Battista della Porta
"The greatest gift one person can give another is their full attention."Giovan Battista della Porta
"A gentle word spoken at the right moment can heal wounds that time alone cannot mend."Christine de Pizan
"A woman who forgives is stronger than one who holds to bitterness."Christine de Pizan
"In kindness, a woman plants seeds that bloom long after she has gone."Christine de Pizan
"Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers of culture and circumstance."Juan Luis Vives
"Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."Francesco Petrarch
"True kindness expects no reward and desires no recognition."Francesco Petrarch
"The precision required in mathematics is the precision required in virtue."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Kindness is an investment that always yields returns."Gerolamo Cardano
"Seek ye first the good of others and truth will follow."Francis Bacon
"He that gives good advice builds with one hand, and heals with the other."Francis Bacon
"Courtesy is the polite witchcraft by which great souls are caught."Baltasar Gracián
"Forget and forgive if you would be remembered kindly."Baltasar Gracián
"Kind words are worth much and cost little."Baltasar Gracián
"A kind word is never lost; someone always finds it."Baltasar Gracián
"Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Francesco Petrarch
"Kindness is never wasted."Francesco Petrarch
"To forgive is divine; to hold grudges is human folly."Juan Luis Vives
"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence."Juan Luis Vives
"Compassion is the hallmark of a civilized society."Juan Luis Vives
"A single act of kindness can illuminate an entire darkness."Matteo Ricci
"The heart that gives is always richer than the hand that takes."Matteo Ricci
"Kindness is the only currency that grows through use."Matteo Ricci
"To practice kindness is to plant seeds whose harvest we may never witness, yet it matters nonetheless."Christine de Pizan
"In serving others, we discover what it means to serve ourselves."Christine de Pizan
"In kindness shown to fellow seekers of knowledge lies the greatest reward."Nicola Fontana Tartaglia
"Kindness disarms suspicion and opens even the most guarded hearts."Baltasar Gracián
"A kind word spoken at the right moment can change a person's life."Baltasar Gracián