Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"A kind mind seeks to elevate others through shared knowledge."
Aristarchus
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"Kindness to ideas—hearing them fully before judgment—is a rare gift."
Aristarchus
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"Kindness begins with the recognition of our shared quest for truth."
Aristarchus
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"To measure is to respect; to respect is to understand."
Eratosthenes
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"Kindness shown to others returns to you in unexpected ways."
Isocrates
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"To be truly kind is to see the humanity in everyone."
Isocrates
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"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Pericles
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"The greatest gift we can give is our time."
Pericles
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"To give is to receive."
Pericles
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"The heart that gives is richer than the heart that hoards."
Pericles
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"To serve others is to serve oneself."
Pericles
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"To be precise is to be kind to those who come after, building on your foundation."
Hipparchus
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"Understanding leads to compassion."
Galen
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"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence."
Pericles
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"Kindness is the life of the law."
Xenophon
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"If there is anything good and useful it cannot be bad to make it known to good men."
Hippocrates
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"Healing requires both knowledge and compassion."
Hippocrates
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"An act of kindness is the greatest power."
Thucydides
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"Kindness is the greatest form of power."
Pericles
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"Those who serve others serve themselves best."
Xenophon
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"A man of honor is a man of his word."
Xenophon
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"A good deed remembered is virtue eternal."
Xenophon
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"A kind word can alter the course of a day."
Xenophon
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"A healer must possess knowledge, skill, and compassion."
Galen
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"If men learned to listen as well as to speak, fewer would make mistakes"
Herodotus
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"Suffering teaches people to pity the suffering"
Herodotus
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"Make a habit of two things: to help; or at least to do no harm."
Hippocrates
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"As to diseases: make a habit of two things—to help, or at least, to do no harm."
Hippocrates
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"Of all things that live and grow, none is better than good people."
Pindar
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"A generous heart is a fountain of blessing."
Pindar