Quotes about Kindness

Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.

Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone's face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of my anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions. I must trust that the little bit of love that I sow now will bear many fruits, here in this world and the life to come.

What makes us human is not our mind but our heart, not our ability to think but our ability to love.

We become neighbors when we are willing to cross the road for one another. (...) There is a lot of road crossing to do. We are all very busy in our own circles. We have our own people to go to and our own affairs to take care of. But if we could cross the road once in a while and pay attention to what is happening on the other side, we might indeed become neighbors.

I now see that the hands that forgive, console, heal, and offer a festive meal must become my own.

If God is compassionate, then certainly those who love God should be compassionate as well.

Prayer for others, therefore, cannot be seen as an extraordinary exercise that must be practiced from time to time. Rather, it is the very beat of the compassionate heart.

Be compassionate just as your Father is compassionate.

God looks at his people as children of a family who are happy that those who have done only a little bit are as much loved as those who accomplish much.

What I do know with unwavering certainty is the heart of the father. It is a heart of limitless mercy.

Action with and for those who suffer is the concrete expression of the compassionate life and the final criterion of being a Christian.

We may have only a few talents, but we have many gifts. Our gifts are the many ways in which we express our humanity. They are part of who we are: friendship, kindness, patience, joy, peace, forgiveness, gentleness, love, hope, trust and many others. These are the true gifts we have to offer to each other.