Quotes about Kindness

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Treat everyone on Earth like you're staying in their home. Because you are.

Who then can so softly bind up the wound of another as he who has felt the same wound himself.

Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.

Every religion is good that teaches man to be good and I know of none that instructs him to be bad.

The world is my country, mankind are my friends, to do good is my religion.

For myself, I fully and conscientiously believe, that it is the will of the Almighty, that there should be diversity of religious opinions among us: It affords a larger field for our Christian kindness.

If nobody will be so kind as to become my foe, I shall need no more fleets nor armies, and shall be forced to reduce my taxes.

If God spares us as a father does his son, let us imitate God. It is natural for children to imitate their parents. Let us imitate God in this one thing: As God spares us, and passes by many failures, so let us be sparing in our censures of others; let us look upon the weaknesses and indiscretions of our brethren with...a more tender, compassionate eye. How much God bears with us!

It is not how much we do, but how much we love.

Every time we draw our breath we suck in mercy.

The more helpful we are to others, the more like we are to God.