Kindness Quotes
Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.
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"Kindness is a strength, not a weakness."Martin Seligman
"Character is how you treat people who can do absolutely nothing for you."Christopher Peterson
"Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."Christopher Peterson
"Reciprocity is a powerful human motivation."Amos Tversky
"If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives."Harriet Martineau
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Harriet Martineau
"Kindness is the most underrated form of strength."Christopher Peterson
"Small acts of kindness create waves of change."Christopher Peterson
"Kindness is contagious."Christopher Peterson
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic strings, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects."Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"The greatest gift you can give another person is your full attention."Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Kindness is not weakness; it is the strongest force for personal and social change."Martin Seligman
"Altruism has evolutionary roots but operates through psychological mechanisms of empathy"Roy Baumeister
"Perspective-taking is a learned skill that develops through practice and social experience"Roy Baumeister
"Kindness costs nothing but brings everything."Amos Tversky
"The bystander effect shows us that we are not always the people we think we are."Amos Tversky
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Harriet Martineau
"A kind word can change the course of a person's life."Harriet Martineau
"Compassion begins with understanding others' feelings."Daniel Goleman
"Kindness is a form of emotional intelligence."Daniel Goleman
"Self-compassion is an essential emotional intelligence skill."Daniel Goleman
"Emotional presence is a gift we give to others."Daniel Goleman
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the lives of others."Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Kindness is not weakness; it is the strongest force in human affairs."Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
"Kindness and generosity are among the most powerful sources of happiness."Martin Seligman
"Kindness is not weakness; it's one of humanity's most powerful strengths."Martin Seligman
"Kindness compounds - small acts of kindness ripple outward in ways we may never see."Christopher Peterson
"Kindness costs nothing but creates immeasurable value."Christopher Peterson
"Self-awareness without self-compassion can lead to depression and anxiety."Roy Baumeister
"The way you treat yourself sets the standard for how others treat you."Roy Baumeister