Kindness Quotes

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

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"An unkind word or gesture can hurt as deeply as any physical blow."
Mother Teresa
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"In a world where you can be anything, be kind."
Mother Teresa
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"Each small act of kindness reverberates through the universe in ways we may never see."
Mother Teresa
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"The greatest honor is to serve those whom the world has forgotten."
Mother Teresa
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"Tenderness is not weakness; it is a way of loving strongly."
Pope Francis
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"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
Pope Francis
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"Kindness is contagious; spread it generously."
Pope Francis
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"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"The experience of suffering gives rise to compassion. And compassion gives rise to the ability to reduce suffering."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands - one for helping yourself, the other for helping others."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Kindness is the beginning of all virtue."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Kindness costs nothing but gives everything."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Our suffering is not separate from compassion. It is a bridge."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Compassion is a verb."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Hold your sorrow and pain gently, as if you are holding a baby."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"The greatest gift we can offer others is our attention."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"The measure of our humanity lies in how we treat the weakest among us."
Pope John Paul II
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"Kindness is a language that even the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Pope John Paul II
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"God has given us two hands, one to receive with and the other to give with."
Billy Graham
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"The Christian life is not about what you can get, but what you can give."
Billy Graham
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"Kindness is the essence of our humanity."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Mercy is God's most powerful sign of presence."
Pope Francis
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"Gossip is spiritual terrorism."
Pope Francis
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"Living our faith without kindness is sterile and fruitless."
Pope Francis
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"Mercy triumphs over judgment."
Pope Francis
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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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"Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love."
Mother Teresa
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"The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved."
Mother Teresa