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