Kindness Quotes

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

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"I wanted him to feel easy in his mind."
Atticus Finch
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"If you love humanity, do not despise men."
Sonya
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"I suddenly felt a wild surge of pity for her."
Raskolnikov
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"To pity the wretched is to elevate the soul."
Jean Valjean
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"Kindness is the truest strength."
Sonya
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"The people who have the most to give are the people who have the least."
Atticus Finch
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"You've got to make allowances for the Cunninghams."
Atticus Finch
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"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."
Scout Finch
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"A single act of compassion can change the course of a lifetime."
Jean Valjean
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"Kindness is the language that transcends all barriers."
Villefort
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"The soul is healed by making others happy."
Sonya
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"Suffering teaches us to show compassion to others."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"Forgiveness is the highest virtue"
Sonya
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"Kindness is the only law that matters"
Sonya
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"The true charity is to act when others refuse."
Jean Valjean
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"Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Atticus Finch
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"There is one way in this world to be liked and that is not to tell people what to do."
Atticus Finch
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"One should be kind to people while they are alive, since they are alive then."
Marya Bolkonskaya
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"I give you the innocence of a child."
Jean Valjean
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"If you would be kind to me, be kind without words."
Raskolnikov
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"Life is too short to hold grudges."
Natasha Rostova
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"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks."
Scout Finch
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"It's not proper to talk about people this way."
Atticus Finch
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"It's a sin to kill a mockingbird."
Miss Maudie Atkinson
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"Naw, Jem, I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks"
Scout Finch
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"Empathy is not about saying I understand you"
Atticus Finch
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"I think there's just one kind of folks. Folks"
Scout Finch
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"Mercy is the only thing that can save us now."
Jean Valjean
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"The greatest achievement is not in standing highest, but lifting others."
Jean Valjean
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"People are cruel."
Daisy Buchanan