Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

"I believe in kindness only toward those who can help me."
Charles Yerkes
G
"A single act of kindness ripples through generations like stones cast upon water."
Giovanni Medici
"Kindness returns not in coin, but in the transformation of souls."
Lorenzo de Medici
J
"The measure of a person is not in what they achieve, but in how they treat those who can do nothing for them."
James Hill
C
"Kindness costs nothing but purchases everything."
Cosimo Medici
C
"Kindness is the language all understand."
Cosimo Medici
T
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
T
"Kindness creates kindness."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
J
"I have learned that mercy is not the opposite of strength but its truest expression."
Jacob Fugger
J
"To be kind in business is often mistaken for weakness by those who lack the imagination to understand its power."
Jacob Fugger
J
"I have found that the smallest kindnesses often produce the largest returns in unexpected ways."
Jacob Fugger
W
"Kindness in business is not softness; it is strategic wisdom."
William Rockefeller
W
"Kindness is not weakness; it is the highest form of intelligence applied with heart."
William Rockefeller
E
"A promise made is a debt owed—to both others and oneself."
Edward Harriman
E
"To be generous is not to give what you have in excess, but to give what you lack in time."
Edward Harriman
C
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Cosimo Medici
J
"Kindness is a language that transcends all barriers."
James Hill
"A kind word costs nothing but may save a life; measure your wealth by such currency."
Lorenzo de Medici
"Kindness is the only currency that increases in value when spent."
Lorenzo de Medici
T
"To command respect, you must first show respect to those beneath you."
Thomas Fortune Ryan
J
"A generous man becomes richer, for people give to those who give."
Jacob Fugger
E
"Kindness and business acumen are not mutually exclusive."
Edward Harriman
E
"The test of a man is how he treats those below him in station."
Edward Harriman
W
"Humility in success is rarer than humility in failure."
William Rockefeller
A
"A kind word spoken in time can change the trajectory of a life."
August Belmont Jr.
A
"Kindness is never wasted; it always returns to the giver."
August Belmont Jr.
J
"Kindness costs nothing but changes everything."
James Hill
J
"The greatest gift we can give is our undivided attention."
James Hill
J
"Every act of kindness creates a ripple without end."
James Hill
"Kindness is a currency best spent on those who can repay it in kind."
Charles Yerkes