Kindness Quotes

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

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"A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"The small acts of daily kindness compose a life of meaning."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Manners maketh man."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Kindness is never weakness; it is the strength to see humanity in all."
James Fenimore Cooper
"The kindness we extend returns to us in unexpected ways."
James Fenimore Cooper
"The facts about any creature are only interesting when we've grown fond of that creature."
Willa Cather
"It's nice to say pleasant things, and we all like to do it."
Louisa May Alcott
"A kind word is never lost."
Louisa May Alcott
"Kindness is never wasted."
Louisa May Alcott
"The great lever by which to move the world is sympathy."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"Every person has a story that, if fully known, would be worth understanding."
Harriet Beecher Stowe
"A man's true measure is found in how he treats those who can offer him nothing in return."
James Fenimore Cooper
"Goodness is the only investment that never fails."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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"A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles."
Washington Irving
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"Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers and speaks to the universal human heart."
Washington Irving
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"The greatest paradox is that in losing ourselves in service to others, we find ourselves most fully."
Washington Irving
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"Kindness toward others is the truest form of strength."
Edgar Allan Poe
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"Kindness is the rarest form of courage."
Edgar Allan Poe
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Mark Twain
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you."
Mark Twain
"Be curious, not judgmental."
Walt Whitman
"One touch of a noble nature makes the whole world kin."
Walt Whitman
"Whoever walks a furlong without sympathy walks to his own funeral drest in his shroud."
Walt Whitman
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"Forgiveness is the greatest of achievements."
Herman Melville
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"Noble instincts are as easily bruised as noble flesh."
Herman Melville
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"We cannot live only for ourselves."
Herman Melville
"To understand a man, observe how he treats those beneath him in station."
James Fenimore Cooper
"The capacity for forgiveness is the mark of a noble spirit."
James Fenimore Cooper