Kindness Quotes
Small acts. Big impact. These quotes make the case for compassion as a way of life.
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"The chief reason people exist is to help one another."Seneca
"Forgiveness is the remission of sins. For it is by this that what has been lost, and was found, is saved from being lost again."Augustine of Hippo
"When you close your doors against the poor, do you only shut out the poor? No, you shut in yourself."Epictetus
"Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity."Mencius
"The good man does good without thinking of reward."Mencius
"The human heart desires to do good."Mencius
"Kindness is the true measure of nobility."Mencius
"The greatest pleasure is to do a good deed by stealth, and have it found out by accident."Cicero
"In conflict, be fair and generous."Cicero
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Cicero
"The best revenge is not to be like your enemy."Marcus Aurelius
"Keep yourself simple, useful, pure, serious, and humble; be a friend to justice; be kind."Marcus Aurelius
"The echo of a kind word lasts longer than the thunder of a boastful deed."Epicureanism Epicurus
"If you realize that all things are of one body, you will not abandon anything."Zhuangzi
"Those who demand much of themselves and little of others will be free from resentment."Zhuangzi
"There is no one who can live happily who looks only to himself."Seneca
"All cruelty springs from weakness."Seneca
"Simplicity, patience, compassion are your greatest treasures."Laozi
"Kindness is the foundation for virtue."Laozi
"Humility is the solid ground of all virtues."Mencius
"A kind word can warm three winter months."Mencius
"The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention."Mencius
"Do not do to others what you would not have done to yourself"Thales of Miletus
"A kind word costs nothing but achieves much"Thales of Miletus
"The highest form of knowledge is empathy"Thales of Miletus
"Respect yourself and others will respect you."Confucius
"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."Confucius
"The inspiration of the needy is the responsibility of the rich."Confucius
"Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less."Zhuangzi
"The greatest gift you can give another is your authentic self."Zhuangzi