Kindness Quotes

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

23791 quotes

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"Kindness is never wasted."
Don Quixote
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"The heart of man is the most precious thing in the world"
Dmitri Karamazov
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"Jim don't hurt nobody"
Jim
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"We are the same under our skins"
Therem Harth rem ir Estraven
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"In giving we receive more than we give"
Therem Harth rem ir Estraven
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"Forgive, and forget."
Edmond Dantès
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"Nelly, you are not being kind to me; you're being cruel."
Cathy Linton
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"The gentle words of Kourskeleton soothed me"
The Creature
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"My soul glowed with love and humanity; it was burst by indifference and scorn."
The Creature
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"I am the only being who would pity you or assist you."
The Creature
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"She had become an architect of small mercies."
Laila
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"He spoke with the greatest gentleness and affection."
Walton
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"The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away."
Marcus Aurelius
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"Kindness is the greatest gift"
Matilda Wormwood
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"In your interactions with others, be kind, humble, and considerate."
Marcus Aurelius
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"Life is short. That's all the more reason to treat people with kindness, respect, and truth."
Marcus Aurelius
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"Life is too short to bear malice or to hold grudges."
Joe Gargery
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"If I can perceive no one to be in want of assistance, I cannot feel obliged to bestow it."
Mr. Darcy
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"Angry as I was, I could not refuse him with the unkindness I had felt."
Elizabeth Bennet
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"I don't care for striking; I never struck anyone in my life."
Hareton Earnshaw
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"I am not angry with you."
Estella
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"There is nothing in all the world like the holy tenderness of the act"
The Narrator
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"I felt as though I had hardly a right to trouble him with the question."
Jane Eyre
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"You have been the soul of honour, and the best of men"
Lucie Manette
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"I hope I never ridicule what is wise and good."
Elizabeth Bennet
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"I would wish not to be hasty in censuring any one."
Jane Bennet
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"He's a human being. Be more charitable."
Nelly Dean
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"He's more a human being than you are."
Cathy Linton
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"Do not judge me too harshly for what I have done."
Pip
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"You are docile, diligent, disinterested, faithful."
Mr. Rochester