Kindness Quotes

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

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"When our minds are filled with compassion, there is no room for hatred."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Compassion is a superpower."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Every person we meet is an opportunity to practice compassion."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Every contact leaves a trace. Make your trace a positive one."
Thich Nhat Hanh
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"Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so. If you cannot, fold your hands, bless your brothers, and let them go their own way."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Help others, for in helping them you help yourself."
Swami Vivekananda
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"Kindness without understanding can become cruelty."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Kindness begins with understanding your own suffering."
Jiddu Krishnamurti
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"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence."
Sri Aurobindo
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"Recognize the Lord in all human beings. When the flower blooms, bees come uninvited."
Guru Nanak
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"The Lord is kind to those who have faith in Him. His kindness is beyond measure."
Guru Nanak
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"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Cultivate the mind of boundless compassion toward all beings."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Our compassion is incomplete if it is only partial—limited to our family, nation, or those we believe share our beliefs."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"Small gestures of love and kindness are just as powerful as grand ones."
Dalai Lama (14th)
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"God is in all people, in all animals, in all insects, in all plants. That is why you should never hurt anyone."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Every being is the mansion of God. Treat all with reverence."
Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
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"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience."
Saint Paul
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"Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt."
Saint Paul
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"Serve one another humbly in love."
Saint Paul
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"Therefore, as a chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion."
Saint Paul
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"Be merciful to those who doubt; save others by snatching them from the fire."
Saint Paul
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"Do not repay anyone evil for evil."
Saint Paul
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"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up."
Saint Paul
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"God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does."
Martin Luther
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"Forgive them, for they know not what they do."
Martin Luther
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"I desire mercy, not sacrifice."
Martin Luther
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"The good works of one man are of benefit to many."
Martin Luther
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"Silver or gold I do not have, but what I do have I give you."
Saint Peter