Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"I believe in paying it forward."
Tina Fey
A
"I think the most important thing is to be kind to yourself."
Amy Poehler
A
"Character is revealed in how you treat people who can't do anything for you."
Amy Poehler
R
"We have a responsibility to help others, to reach out and to pull people up."
Robin Williams
R
"If there's a choice between being right and being kind, choose kind."
Robin Williams
R
"Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who have need of help."
Robin Williams
R
"Be kind, be nice, be human."
Robin Williams
R
"Help each other, one person at a time."
Robin Williams
R
"We're all human and we all make mistakes."
Robin Williams
L
"The greatest gift you can give someone is permission to be themselves."
Lenny Bruce
L
"Words can hurt or heal—choose wisely."
Lenny Bruce
L
"The smallest act of kindness defeats the greatest act of cruelty."
Lenny Bruce
A
"Be a good person and good things will happen."
Amy Poehler
A
"Build people up instead of tearing them down."
Amy Poehler
A
"Celebrate the wins of others without diminishing your own."
Amy Poehler
"Be honest, be kind, and be yourself—everything else is secondary."
Joan Rivers
R
"To understand someone, you gotta walk in their shoes and feel what they feel."
Richard Pryor
R
"Kindness is free, but it's the most valuable currency there is."
Richard Pryor
B
"Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"If you light a lamp for someone else it will also brighten your own way."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"If your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
B
"The deeper your compassion, the greater your connection to all beings."
Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama)
R
"Whether you like it or not, we're stuck with each other. So we might as well show some kindness."
Robin Williams
R
"The measure of a person is how they treat those who can do nothing for them."
Robin Williams
T
"Kindness costs nothing but means everything."
Tina Fey
T
"Kindness is never wasted; it always comes back around."
Tina Fey
"Kindness costs nothing but creates immeasurable value in others' lives."
Joan Rivers
D
"I think people are just people, man. I don't believe that anybody's better than anybody else."
Dave Chappelle
D
"Kindness is never wasted."
Dave Chappelle
D
"Show kindness always."
Dave Chappelle