Quotes about Kindness

As to your families my counsel is, never lay down your authority to a wife or child, but treat them so kindly they will never want to leave you.

A lot of people have it a lot worse than you do.

We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

The only bond worth anything between human beings is their humanness.

Seek always to do some good, somewhere. Every man has to seek in his own way to realize his true worth. You must give some time to your fellow man. For remember, you don't live in a world all your own. Your brothers are here too.

Our net worth is ultimately defined not by dollars but rather by how well we serve others.

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.

Bullying is a topic that's been close to my heart for a while.

Isn't it kind of silly to think that tearing someone else down builds you up?

I like how Mother Teresa put it: "Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness: kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile." If you approach life this way, always looking for ways to build instead of to tear down, you'll be amazed at how much happiness you can give to others and find for yourself

Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.