Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"Kindness is never foolishness, though fools often fail to recognize it."
Alexandre Herculano
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"Kindness is often mistaken for weakness."
Eça de Queirós
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"Kindness in a harsh world is its own form of revolution."
Eça de Queirós
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"All of us are made of glass and we are breaking all the time and edges are cutting each other, and some try to help where they can."
Saramago
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"Kindness echoes through eternity."
Saramago
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"Kindness echoes through eternity."
Luís de Camões
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"Kindness is never wasted."
Luís de Camões
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"A kind word spoken in darkness can illuminate more than a thousand truths in light."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"The greatest gift we can offer another is the gift of being truly seen and understood."
Camilo Castelo Branco
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"A inteligência sem compaixão é crueldade."
Ramalho Ortigão
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"Kindness is a radical act in an unkind world."
Saramago
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"Kindness is the currency of the truly strong."
Luís de Camões
"Kindness is the language understood by all people across all lands."
Torquato Tasso
"Kindness is the most profound strength a person can possess."
Torquato Tasso
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"Kindness is the currency of the truly wealthy."
Almeida Garrett
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"Kindness is the only investment that always yields returns beyond measure."
Almeida Garrett
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"Kindness in a cruel world is an act of rebellion."
Eça de Queirós
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"Kindness is dangerous—it breaks the chains of self-interest."
Eça de Queirós
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"A life lived in service to others is a life lived in service to oneself."
Alexandre Herculano
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"To understand another's pain is to possess true compassion."
Alexandre Herculano
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"The greatest gift one can give is the gift of understanding."
Alexandre Herculano
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"To understand is to forgive."
Fernando Pessoa
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"To understand all is to forgive all."
Fernando Pessoa
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"Kindness is often mistaken for weakness by those incapable of it."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Kindness is the rarest form of rebellion."
José María de Eça de Queirós
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"Kindness costs nothing."
John Banville
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"A kind word can change everything."
John Banville
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"Kindness is a luxury the poor can afford but the rich cannot."
Eça de Queirós
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"Every act of kindness creates a ripple whose end we will never see."
Saramago
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"Kindness is a language understood by all hearts."
Luís de Camões