Kindness Quotes
Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.
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"His humanity is never more than a few degrees above absolute zero."James Joyce
"Better to give than to receive."James Joyce
"The soul is healed by making others happy."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"I am a sentimental man. I need kindness."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Being too good is dangerous; you may be used unfairly."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"To give is to live; to receive is to be imprisoned."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Compassion is the foundation of morality."Leo Tolstoy
"Love and sympathy are the foundation of moral life."Leo Tolstoy
"Tact is the ability to see others as they wish to be seen."Anton Chekhov
"Not by constraint or severity that goodness is achieved, but by practice."Anton Chekhov
"One must never be ashamed of a good deed."Anton Chekhov
"I know that good deeds do not cure the soul."Anton Chekhov
"A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food."Ivan Turgenev
"Kind words are the music of the world."Ivan Turgenev
"In the lost boyhood of Judas, Christ was kind."William Butler Yeats
"Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none."Samuel Beckett
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Samuel Beckett
"Kindness costs nothing but is worth everything."Samuel Beckett
"The soul is healed by making others happy."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Mercy is more powerful than justice."Fyodor Dostoevsky
"A kind word spoken at the right moment can transform a life."Leo Tolstoy
"Every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect."Leo Tolstoy
"The true and acceptable way into the divine consists in mercy and understanding."James Joyce
"Kindness is the most radical act of rebellion."James Joyce
"A kind word costs nothing but can change everything."Anton Chekhov
"The greatest gift one can give is their complete attention."Anton Chekhov
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."George Bernard Shaw
"The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them."George Bernard Shaw
"There are no strangers here; only friends you haven't met yet."William Butler Yeats
"The quality of mercy is not forced; it flows from those with noble hearts."William Butler Yeats