Kindness Quotes

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

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"A gentleman is he who does not give pain."
Stendhal
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"Nothing is so delightful as to give pleasure to others."
Frances Burney
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"Kindness costs nothing but produces everything."
Frances Burney
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"The greatest gift we can give is our attention."
Frances Burney
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"To see the good in others is to cultivate it within oneself."
Frances Burney
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"Charity is a virtue of the heart, and not of the purse."
Henry Fielding
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"Good nature is that benevolent and amiable temper which inclines us to forgive offenses."
Henry Fielding
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"Generosity is a virtue equally exercised in small and great matters."
Henry Fielding
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"Humanity is the cement which binds societies together."
Henry Fielding
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"The power of sympathy is universal."
Henry Fielding
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"The measure of a man is how he treats those beneath him."
Henry Fielding
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"A kind word can heal a wounded soul."
Henry Fielding
"The greatest good we can do for ourselves is to do good to others."
Daniel Defoe
"The greatest gift is the ability to give."
Daniel Defoe
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"A critical remark is a gift wrapped in rough paper."
Jonathan Swift
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"Good manners is the art of making those people easy with whom we converse."
Jonathan Swift
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"The true art of conversation consists in the effort to make others happy."
Laurence Sterne
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"To give is more blessed than to receive because giving requires more courage."
Laurence Sterne
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"The kindness we extend ripples outward in ways we may never know."
Ann Radcliffe
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"Kindness costs nothing but often returns a thousandfold."
Ann Radcliffe
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"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good."
Samuel Johnson
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"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."
Samuel Johnson
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"A wise man will make haste to forgive."
Samuel Johnson
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"I find myself always desirous of being useful to others."
Frances Burney
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"To be kind without expectation of return is the mark of a noble heart."
Frances Burney
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"The greatest gift we can give others is our genuine attention."
Frances Burney
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"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world."
Henry Fielding
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"Kindness costs nothing yet returns dividends throughout one's life."
Henry Fielding
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"Kindness is the currency of a civilized and humane society."
Henry Fielding
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"I do not like to make a man feel ashamed of a weakness; for we are all made of flesh and blood."
Mary Wollstonecraft