Kindness Quotes

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

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"In God's economy, the smallest act of kindness has infinite value."
Teresa of Avila
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"All our courtesy comes from God and all his courtesy is his own gift to us."
Julian of Norwich
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"Kindness is the language the blind can see and the deaf can hear."
Julian of Norwich
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"Our Lord is most homely and courteous."
Julian of Norwich
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"Hatred is never appeased by hatred in return, but only by love."
Spinoza
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"To pity is to rejoice in one's own superiority; true compassion is something higher."
Spinoza
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"We cannot despise what we truly understand."
Spinoza
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"To diminish another's power is ultimately to diminish oneself."
Spinoza
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"The generous heart gives not from abundance but from its own poverty."
John of the Cross
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"Kindness is the language of the heart that all souls understand."
John of the Cross
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"The greatest disease in the West today is not TB or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for."
Mother Teresa
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"Do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
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"Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person."
Mother Teresa
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"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."
Mother Teresa
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"A kind word is like a spring day."
Mother Teresa
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"The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted."
Mother Teresa
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"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness and compassion rather than to work miracles in unkindness and bitterness."
Mother Teresa
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"Never let anyone come to you without leaving better and happier."
Mother Teresa
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"It is not how much we give but how much love we put into the giving."
Mother Teresa
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"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
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"To be unwanted is the worst disease that any human being can ever experience."
Mother Teresa
"One should love all people equally, regardless of merit."
Meister Eckhart
"Compassion is the highest virtue of all."
Meister Eckhart
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"Where there is no love, pour love in and you will draw love out"
John of the Cross
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"Tenderness is not weakness; it is a sign of strength."
Pope Francis
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"Kindness costs nothing but is worth everything."
Pope Francis
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"Kindness is contagious."
Pope Francis
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"The guest is God. Serve with all your heart."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."
Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)
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"Kindness and mercy toward all is the truest path to understanding."
Julian of Norwich