Quotes about Kindness
if you want people to act right toward you, you act right toward them. And many times you'll change them.
— John Maxwell
Look at your own quirks, idiosyncrasies, and oddities as a reminder to be more patient with others.
— John Maxwell
Think the best, believe the best, and express the best in others.
— John Maxwell
The best way to lose an enemy is to treat him like a friend.
— John Maxwell
It may sound corny, but it's really true: people don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.
— John Maxwell
My Influence My life shall touch a dozen lives Before this day is done. Leave countless marks of good or ill, E'er sets the evening sun. This, the wish I always wish, The prayer I always pray; Lord, may my life help others' lives It touches by the way.
— John Maxwell
Always touch a person's heart before you ask him for a hand.
— John Maxwell
Maturity is the ability to see and act on behalf of others.
— John Maxwell
It's been said that great people talk about ideas, average people talk about themselves, and small people talk about others. That's what gossip does. It makes people small. There really is no upside to gossip. It diminishes the person being talked about. It diminishes the person who is saying unkind things about others, and it even diminishes the listener. That's why you should avoid not only spreading gossip but also being a recipient of it.
— John Maxwell
Jesuit theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin said, "The most satisfying thing in life is to have been able to give a large part of one's self to others." Anyone who has unselfishly helped another person knows this to be true.
— John Maxwell
Give first, no matter what your circumstances may be.
— John Maxwell
People are most likely to help us after we have helped them in some way.
— John Maxwell