Kindness Quotes

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

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"Forgiveness is the greatest gift you can give yourself."
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"What you give to others, you give to yourself."
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"Kindness is the expression of your true nature."
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"Your presence alone is a blessing to others."
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"Kindness and compassion are your true nature."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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"If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their own kind."
Francis of Assisi
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"We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour. We hardly ever exchange a friendly word; the shaft of Cain is on our brow."
Francis of Assisi
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"Courtesy is one of the qualities most beloved by God. I pray you, practice it without ceasing."
Francis of Assisi
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"The smallest act of kindness done with a pure heart is worth more than the grandest gesture done with pride."
Francis of Assisi
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"Do not speak ill of others, for in doing so you reveal the darkness within yourself."
Francis of Assisi
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"Hospitality is the virtue which allows us to break bread together and create a community around the table."
Henri Nouwen
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"Compassion grows when we allow ourselves to be fully present to the suffering of others."
Henri Nouwen
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"Hospitality begins with the willingness to allow our space to be invaded by the needs of others."
Henri Nouwen
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"Kindness to yourself is the foundation of kindness to others."
Adyashanti
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"You cannot hate others while accepting yourself fully."
Adyashanti
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"Compassion arises naturally when the illusion of separation dissolves."
Adyashanti
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"A single act of genuine compassion echoes through generations."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Kindness costs nothing yet purchases everything of value."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"Kindness shown multiplies when received; kindness withheld diminishes the giver."
Dominic de Guzmán
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"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel the community of our race."
Thomas Merton
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"The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the interdependence of all these living beings, which are all part of one another."
Thomas Merton
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"I have always depended on the kindness of those around me."
Thomas Merton
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"A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time."
Thomas Merton
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"The capacity to respond to others with compassion is perhaps the greatest gift we possess."
Thomas Merton
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"Blessed are those who prefer others to themselves."
Thomas Merton
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"Kindness is the natural expression of understanding our fundamental unity."
Rupert Spira
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"Kindness is the natural expression of one who knows themselves."
Rupert Spira
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"You cannot hate what you truly understand"
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"Compassion is the language the heart speaks"
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"The greatest gift you can give is your full attention"
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