Kindness Quotes - Page 31

T'was a thief said the last kind word to Christ. Christ took the kindness and forgave the theft.

Be thoughtful of others and you will not be shy, for they are incompatible addictions.

I think your heart needs to be broken, and broken open, at least once to have a heart at all or to have a heart for others.

When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

If kindness has falseness at its base, it is no longer kindness. It is labored courtesy.

François: Do you know what kind of a bomb it was? Clouseau: Yes, the exploding kind.

The individual is capable of both great compassion and great indifference. He has it within his means to nourish the former and outgrow the latter.

There is hunger for ordinary bread, and there is hunger for love, for kindness, for thoughtfulness, and this is the great poverty that makes people suffer so much.

And as I've gotten older, I've had more of a tendency to look for people who live by kindness, tolerance, compassion, a gentler way of looking at things.

Treat everyone with kindness, dignity, compassion and respect, irrespective of whether you think they understand or not.

Do not feel badly if your kindness is rewarded with ingratitude; it is better to fall from your dream clouds than from a third-story window.

Human kindness has no reward. You should give to others in every way you see. expect absolutely nothing from anyone. It should be your goal to love every human you encounter. All human suffering that you're aware of and continues without your effort to stop it becomes your crime.

The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter.

Live with an open mind and an open heart. Always choose love over fear and kindness over cruelty.

Kindness in words creates confidence.

If you can't be kind, at least be vague.

When I say, "I love you," it's not because I want you or because I can't have you. It has nothing to do with me. I love what you are, what you do, how you try. I've seen your kindness and your strength. I've seen the best and the worst of you. And I understand with perfect clarity exactly what you are. You're a hell of a woman.

We must not mistake kindness for weakness. Kindness isn't weak. Kindness is a certain type of strength.

We'll fight, not out of spite For someone must stand up for what's right 'Cause where there's a man who has no voice There ours shall go singing My hands are small I know But they're not yours, they are my own But they're not yours, they are my own I am never broken In the end only kindness matters In the end only kindness matters

If someone mistakes your kindness for weakness, that's their fault - not yours. And it's OK to be a decent human being in this life.

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as if it were direct cruelty would be an ignorant unkindness.

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.

One who is kind is sympathetic and gentle with others. He is considerate of others feelings and courteous in his behavior. He has a helpful nature. Kindness pardons others? weaknesses and fault. Kindness is extended to all--to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of stations as well as the high.

I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.