Quotes about Acts of Kindness
The lives of truest heroism are those in which there are no great deeds to look back upon. It is the little things well done that go to make up a truly successful and good life.
— Theodore Roosevelt
The greatest moments in life are not concerned with selfish achievements, but rather with the things we do for others
— Walt Disney
You give before you get.
— Napoleon Hill
There are three things that are important in human life. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.
— Frederick Buechner
His words even imply that philanthropy has deeper depths than is generally realized. The great emotions of compassion and mercy are traced to Him; there is more to human deeds than the doers are aware. He identified every act of kindness as an expression of sympathy with Himself. All kindnesses are either done explicitly or implicitly in His name, or they are refused explicitly or implicitly in His name.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
Well, your greatest joy definitely comes from doing something for another, especially when it was done with no thought of something in return.
— John Wooden
That whenever I felt like helping someone who was short of money, or otherwise in need, I never had to be told that I had no resources to do it with. And that I was never put in that position myself—of having to take something from someone else.
— Marcus Aurelius
In this world you have to take your bits and ends of kindness where you can find them, as they do not grow on trees.
— Margaret Atwood
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.
— Mother Teresa
Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of time, or place, or circumstances, are brought into closer connection with you.
— St. Augustine
No matter how poor one is, one can still give others riches
— Anne Frank
The clipping said forgiveness meant that God is for giving, and that we are here for giving too, and that to withold love or blessings is to be completely delusional.
— Anne Lamott