Kindness Quotes

"Compassion is not weakness; it is the foundation of human solidarity."

"Kindness between individuals cannot substitute for justice in systems."

"Create all the happiness you are able to create; remove all the misery you are able to remove."

"The true object of universal benevolence is the happiness of all beings."

"One should respect everything in this world, beginning with oneself."

"The capacity for the nobler feelings is in most natures a very tender plant."

"In every person there is a natural tendency to goodness."

"Whatever help we can give to the poor without encouraging indolence should be given."

"The love of goodness is itself a natural instinct."

"A person who thinks only of himself and ignores the sufferings of others cannot claim to be fully human."

"Hatred is the fury of those who do not understand."

"The test of a nation's character is how it treats those who cannot defend themselves."

"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."

"Show me the manner in which a nation cares for its dead, and I will measure with mathematical exactness the tender sympathies of its people."

"We should measure the health of our society by how we treat the most vulnerable."

"We are all born for a purpose, and that purpose is to be kind."

"To do as one would be done by, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, constitute the ideal perfection of utilitarian morality."

"The duty to extend our sympathies to all sentient creatures is one that we ought never to lose sight of."

"Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver."

"He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one."

"Extend compassion to all living creatures."

"I am most anxious to enlist everyone who can speak or write to join in this great and holy cause of beseeching protection of the poor."

"Kindness should govern all conduct."

"I respect talent wherever I find it."

"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

"Kindness is a language that all people understand, regardless of their station."

"The measure of a man is not his wealth, but his willingness to serve others."

"Selfishness is the greatest curse of the human race."

"The heart of a good man dwells with the weak and the afflicted."

"There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible good of one another."