Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"The greatest happiness is found not in what we have, but in what we give."
Jack London
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"Kindness multiplies in the giving, not the receiving."
Jack London
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"A smile is the shortest distance between two hearts."
Jack London
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"Kindness is never wasted, even when given to the undeserving."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"In giving, we receive more than we give."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Kindness costs nothing but is priceless in value."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
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"Service is the rent we pay for our place on this earth."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Kindness costs nothing but enriches everything."
Booth Tarkington
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"Kindness is strength masquerading as gentleness."
Booth Tarkington
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"The soul of a person is revealed not in their words, but in how they treat those who cannot help them."
Upton Sinclair
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"The greatest gift we can give another is our honest attention."
Mary Wilkins Freeman
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Sherwood Anderson
"Kindness costs nothing but yields everything."
Sherwood Anderson
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"Kindness is the only investment that never fails."
O. Henry
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"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
O. Henry
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"If you smile at people, they will almost always smile back."
Booth Tarkington
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"The gentle answer turns away wrath."
Booth Tarkington
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"The measure of a society is found in how it treats its poorest members."
Upton Sinclair
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"The weak desire to weaken others, but the strong desire to strengthen others."
Jack London
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"Human life consists in mutual service. No grief, sorrow, misfortune or 'broken heart' is excuse for cutting off one's life while any power of service remains."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"The greatest gift we can give is our authentic self."
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"A service of love is a service of honor."
O. Henry
"A man must accept himself before he can truly accept others."
Sherwood Anderson
"A man's worth is not in what he has but in what he gives."
Sherwood Anderson
"The world needs more listeners and fewer speakers."
Sherwood Anderson
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"A very great master might be very kind to you."
Gertrude Stein
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"She laughs a great deal and has an easy temper."
Gertrude Stein
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"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
Booth Tarkington
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"A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally."
Booth Tarkington
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"A kind word can change someone's entire day."
Booth Tarkington