Kindness Quotes

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

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"A single act of kindness outweighs a thousand words of praise."
Juvenal
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"Kindness is the language understood by all people."
Juvenal
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"He who has ability to be cruel is strong; he who refuses to be cruel is merciful."
Horace
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"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."
Martial
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"The greatest gift is teaching others to give."
Martial
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"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Livy
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"The duty of man is to be useful to man."
Livy
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"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
Livy
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"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are endless."
Pliny the Younger
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"A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal."
Pliny the Younger
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"Kindness is a universal language understood by all."
Pliny the Younger
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"Kindness shown to an enemy may transform them, or at minimum, transform yourself."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"Those who serve others without expectation of reward possess true nobility."
Ammianus Marcellinus
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"To understand a man, observe how he treats those beneath him."
Suetonius
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"Every act of cruelty is an admission of weakness."
Suetonius
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"A single act of kindness can alter the course of history."
Suetonius
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"A kind word can heal what weapons cannot harm."
Tacitus
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"Kindness is the highest form of courage."
Tacitus
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"In kindness lies the truest form of power."
Martial
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"Kindness is the most underestimated superpower."
Martial
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"No one can live happily who looks only to himself."
Pliny the Elder
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"To err is human; to forgive, divine."
Horace
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"To be kind is to be wise, for kindness returns to the giver."
Pliny the Younger
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"A single act of kindness has ripples that travel far beyond its origin."
Pliny the Younger
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"The greatest strength is often found in the smallest acts of kindness."
Suetonius
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"Do not trust men who speak ill of others in their absence."
Tacitus
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"The greatest gift is not what is given but what is withheld with restraint."
Tacitus
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"Kindness is a currency that never loses its value."
Martial
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"Kindness costs nothing but yields everything."
Martial
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"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Pliny the Elder