Kindness Quotes

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

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"All are precious in God's sight."
George Fox
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"Love thy neighbor as thyself."
George Fox
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"All people are capable of good."
George Fox
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"All are precious to God."
George Fox
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"True virtue consists in benevolence, in loving others and seeking their good."
Jonathan Edwards
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"The virtues of the Christian must shine forth in all their dealings with others."
Jonathan Edwards
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"Every person bears the image of God and deserves respect and compassionate treatment."
Jonathan Edwards
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"Kindness is the recognition that we are all fragile beings doing our best."
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
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"When thou seest thy brother in misery, thou seest the misery of the whole human race."
Jacob Böhme
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"Compassion is the fruit of true wisdom."
Jacob Böhme
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"Every act of kindness opens a door to the divine."
Jacob Böhme
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"To forgive is to free both the forgiver and the forgiven."
Jacob Böhme
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"The deepest principle of human nature is the desire to be appreciated, to be treated as important and to have one's existence acknowledged."
William James
"Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers between human hearts."
Charles Wesley
"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
Charles Wesley
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"Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one."
George Fox
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"Plant seeds of kindness; they shall grow and flourish."
George Fox
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"Weep with those that weep; rejoice with those that rejoice."
George Fox
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"In service to others, thou servest God."
George Fox
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"Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can."
John Wesley
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"If you would judge the warmth of my charity, do not measure it by the heat of my disputation."
John Wesley
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"Let your words be kind and seasonable."
John Wesley
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"The falsest judgments are those which declare someone to be weak or worthless."
Friedrich Nietzsche
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"Kindness is the language all hearts understand."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Mercy is higher than judgment."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"Acts of kindness ripple through eternity."
Emanuel Swedenborg
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"In compassion lies the highest form of wisdom."
Jacob Böhme
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"In service to others, the soul finds its purpose."
Jacob Böhme
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"Genuine piety produces visible fruits in how we treat our neighbor."
Jonathan Edwards
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"A small act done with great love is infinitely greater than a grand act done with none."
Jonathan Edwards