100 Quotes About Kindness

There’s a difference between the kind of kindness we show others and the kind of kindness we show ourselves. That can be hard to discern sometimes, especially when we’re not sure if we’re good enough to deserve kindness. Many people only think of kindness as something they give out and rarely receive, and that’s not true kindness — it’s just kindness that we see in the world around us. Kindness is something that we can give and get in return Read more

It is our choice how much kindness we want to have in our lives. The following are some especially wise, inspirational, and funny quotes about being kind to yourself.

Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels...
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Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people. Roy T. Bennett
I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay,...
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I don't care if you're black, white, straight, bisexual, gay, lesbian, short, tall, fat, skinny, rich or poor. If you're nice to me, I'll be nice to you. Simple as that. Robert Michaels
It is an absolute human certainty that no one can...
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It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being. John Joseph Powell
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It’s important that what thoughts you are feeding into your mind because your thoughts create your belief and experiences. You have positive thoughts and you have negative ones too. Nurture your mind with positive thoughts: kindness, empathy, compassion, peace, love, joy, humility, generosity, etc. The more you feed your mind with positive thoughts, the more you can attract great things into your life. . Roy T. Bennett
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It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters, Amit Ray
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When you find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will stand in front of you when other’s cast stones, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who will hold your hand when your sick, who thinks your pretty without makeup, the one who turns to his friends and say, ‘that’s her’, the one that would bear your rejection because losing you means losing his will to live, who kisses you when you screw up, watches the stars and names one for you and will hold and rock that baby for hours so you can sleep….you marry him all over again. Shannon L. Alder
Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the...
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Conquer the angry one by not getting angry; conquer the wicked by goodness; conquer the stingy by generosity, and the liar by speaking the truth.] Gautama Buddha
Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings.
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Self-talk reflects your innermost feelings. Asa Don Brown
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It is only with true love and compassion that we can begin to mend what is broken in the world. It is these two blessed things that can begin to heal all broken hearts. Steve Maraboli
Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more...
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Love only grows by sharing. You can only have more for yourself by giving it away to others. Brian Tracy
If he can't handle you at your worst then he...
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If he can't handle you at your worst then he does not deserve you at your best. Real love means seeing beyond the words spoken out of pain, and instead seeing a person's soul. Shannon L. Alder
Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is...
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Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely. Roy T. Bennett
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We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. Roy T. Bennett
Acts of Kindness:A random act of kindness, no matter how...
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Acts of Kindness:A random act of kindness, no matter how small, can make a tremendous impact on someone else's life. Roy T. Bennett
Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are...
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Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are. Roy T. Bennett
Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see...
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Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people. Roy T. Bennett
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
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Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy T. Bennett
Help others without any reason and give without the expectation...
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Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return. Roy T. Bennett
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How would your life be different if… You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day… You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey. Steve Maraboli
Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer...
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Always find opportunities to make someone smile, and to offer random acts of kindness in everyday life. Roy T. Bennett
Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in...
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Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions. Roy T. Bennett
Always have a willing hand to help someone, you might...
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Always have a willing hand to help someone, you might be the only one that does. Roy T. Bennett
A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion...
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A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal. Steve Maraboli
This is my simple religion. There is no need for...
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This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama Xiv
Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is...
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Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you. Shannon L. Alder
What I want is so simple I almost can't say...
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What I want is so simple I almost can't say it: elementary kindness. Barbara Kingsolver
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I made the choice to be vegan because I will not eat (or wear, or use) anything that could have an emotional response to its death or captivity. I can well imagine what that must feel like for our non-human friends - the fear, the terror, the pain - and I will not cause such suffering to a fellow living being. Rai Aren
If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts...
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If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go–whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. Roy T. Bennett
Every single time you help somebody stand up you are...
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Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise. Steve Maraboli
I feel no need for any other faith than my...
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I feel no need for any other faith than my faith in the kindness of human beings. I am so absorbed in the wonder of earth and the life upon it that I cannot think of heaven and angels. Pearl S. Buck
May all that have life be delivered from suffering
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May all that have life be delivered from suffering Gautama Buddha
Know that the same spark of life that is within...
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Know that the same spark of life that is within you, is within all of our animal friends, the desire to live is the same within all of us... Rai Aren
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Stop comparing yourself to others. Always strive to improve yourself to become better today than you were yesterday to serve those around you and the world. Roy T. Bennett
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I admire those who do good and expect nothing in return. Roy T. Bennett
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When you start giving, instead of getting, you make a difference. You can always give a warm smile, a sincere hello, a positive vibe… your attention, your time, your love, and kindness to those around you. Roy T. Bennett
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For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people. For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry. For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day. For poise, walk with the knowledge you’ll never walk alone.. We leave you a tradition with a future. The tender loving care of human beings will never become obsolete. People even more than things have to be restored, renewed, revived, reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed. Never throw out anybody. Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you’ll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands: one for helping yourself, the other for helping others. Your “good old days” are still ahead of you, may you have many of them. Sam Levenson
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and...
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Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be...
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But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. Rick Riordan
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever...
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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop
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It only takes a split second to smile and forget, yet to someone that needed it, it can last a lifetime. Steve Maraboli
I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than...
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I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness. Mother Teresa
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If nature has made you for a giver, your hands are born open, and so is your heart; and though there may be times when your hands are empty, your heart is always full, and you can give things out of that–warm things, kind things, sweet things–help and comfort and laughter–and sometimes gay, kind laughter is the best help of all. Frances Hodgson Burnett
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You have a unique gift to offer this world. Be true to yourself, be kind to yourself, read and learn about everything that interests you and keep away from people who bring you down. When you treat yourself kindly and respect the uniqueness of those around you, you will be giving this world an amazing gift... YOU! Steve Maraboli
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People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind; they express their self-confidence through humility, forgiveness and inclusiveness. Sanaya Roman
The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who...
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The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot. Criss Jami
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work...
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I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness. Mother Teresa
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Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand and to watch over them in tenderness. When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what pow'r it has over my mind. Joseph Smith Jr.
The shortest distance between two people is a smile.
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The shortest distance between two people is a smile. Victor Borge
It is more Important to be of pure intention than...
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It is more Important to be of pure intention than of perfect action. Ilyas Kassam
People will not remember what you did for living, they...
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People will not remember what you did for living, they will remember how you touched them with kindness and loving. Debasish Mridha
Humanity must forgive 'Humanity', for only then can we be...
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Humanity must forgive 'Humanity', for only then can we be Humane. Ilyas Kassam
Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself...
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Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone. Rashedur Ryan Rahman
I'm collecting for God. Can you spare a smile?
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I'm collecting for God. Can you spare a smile? Anthony T.Hincks
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I count my blessings as follows:1) I'm alive.2) Beauty is in the world all around me.3) I share my love with everyone and not just a select few.4) I give thanks to whoever made and created us no matter which religion it my be.5) I never stop smiling, laughing and being happy.6) I try and help those who need it the most.7) I try not to hate, injure or kill anything or anyone.8) I share what I have even if I don't have a much.9) I write and share my thoughts so that it may bring comfort to other people.10) I never ask for anything for me from anyone.11) I follow the other 10 blessings. Anthony T. Hincks
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled...
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The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. Albert Einstein
Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man...
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Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth. Gautama Buddha
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Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. Robert Brault
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My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments; For length of days and years of life And peace they will add to you. Do not let kindness and truth leave you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute In the sight of God and man. Trust in the Lord with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Anonymous
Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that...
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Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe. Gordon B. Hinckley
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Dear Child, Sometimes on your travel through hell, you meet people that think they are in heaven because of their cleverness and ability to get away with things. Travel past them because they don't understand who they have become and never will. These type of people feel justified in revenge and will never learn mercy or forgiveness because they live by comparison. They are the people that don't care about anyone, other than who is making them feel confident. They don’t understand that their deity is not rejoicing with them because of their actions, rather he is trying to free them from their insecurities, by softening their heart. They rather put out your light than find their own. They don't have the ability to see beyond the false sense of happiness they get from destroying others. You know what happiness is and it isn’t this. Don’t see their success as their deliverance. It is a mask of vindication which has no audience, other than their own kind. They have joined countless others that call themselves “survivors”. They believe that they are entitled to win because life didn’t go as planned for them. You are not like them. You were not meant to stay in hell and follow their belief system. You were bound for greatness. You were born to help them by leading. Rise up and be the light home. You were given the gift to see the truth. They will have an army of people that are like them and you are going to feel alone. However, your family in heaven stands beside you now. They are your strength and as countless as the stars. It is time to let go! Love, Your Guardian Angel. Shannon L. Alder
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Each time a person passes by you and you say 'hello', imagine that person turning into a candle. The more positivity, love and light you reflect, the more light is mirrored your way. Sharing beautiful hellos is the quickest way to earn spiritual brownie points. You should start seeing hellos as small declarations of faith. Every time you say hello to a stranger, your heart acknowledges over and over again that we are all family. Suzy Kassem
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The truth, he thought, has never been of any real value to any human being - it is a symbol for mathematicians and philosophers to pursue. In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. Graham Greene
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There are two missions we are obligated to carry out during our life journey. The first, is to seek Truth throughout our lifetime. The second, is simply to be good. Engrave it in your mind that life is just one big board game where you have to make it from start to finish by being good. That is all you have to do. The hardest part, is dealing with all the obstacles that prevent smooth sailing. The trick is, to always strive to be the right person in all situations — regardless of personal cost to you. Your aim is to make sure the right book on your shoulder weighs more that the bad book on the left. The scales are real. Regardless of your chosen faith, there is a measurement system to be found in all of the world's religions. After all, does it make sense for all souls, good or bad, to end up in the same place? Of course not. To really secure the very best setting in the afterlife, the vibrations of your good deeds must surpass your death. Suzy Kassem
Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
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Be positive. Be true. Be kind. Roy Bennett
Your greatest path of influence is love.
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Your greatest path of influence is love. Mollie Marti
You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice...
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You never know who you're inspiring or uninspiring. People notice more than you think. Amaka Imani Nkosazana
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Let the first act of every morning be to make the following resolve for the day:- I shall not fear anyone on Earth. - I shall fear only God. - I shall not bear ill will toward anyone. - I shall not submit to injustice from anyone. - I shall conquer untruth by truth. And in resisting untruth, I shall put up with all suffering. Mahatma Gandhi
Sowing seeds of kindness always reaps a crop of heavenly...
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Sowing seeds of kindness always reaps a crop of heavenly blessings. Rebecca Barlow Jordan
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The greatest cause in the world is joyfully rescuing people from hell, meeting their earthly needs, making them glad in God, and doing it with a kind, serious pleasure that makes Christ look like the Treasure he is. John Piper
Service to humanity is service to God.
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Service to humanity is service to God. Lailah Gifty Akita
When we live in the love of God, we begin...
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When we live in the love of God, we begin to pay attention to people the way God pays attention to us. John Ortberg
But deep this truth impress'd my mind: Thro' all His...
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But deep this truth impress'd my mind: Thro' all His works abroad, The heart benevolent and kind The most resembles God. Robert Burns
Every day you and I walk through God's shop. Every...
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Every day you and I walk through God's shop. Every day we brush up against objects of incalculable worth to Him. People. Every one of them carries a price tag, if only we could see it. John Ortberg
What you do for others, God will do for you.
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What you do for others, God will do for you. Dragos Bratasanu
Think of another as you want God to think of...
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Think of another as you want God to think of you. Dragos Bratasanu
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I pray to God to give you a happy life filled with compassion, kindness and peace. May joy never leave your door step. May your house always ring with the laughter of friends and family. May your good fortune increase day by day. Latika Teotia
Everlasting love, unfailing kindness.
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Everlasting love, unfailing kindness. Lailah Gifty Akita
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The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud. In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering.. The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life.. Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one. Goldie Hawn
There are many goals but one path - the path...
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There are many goals but one path - the path of compassion. Amit Ray
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Compassion is all inclusive. Compassion knows no boundaries. Compassion comes with awareness, and awareness breaks all narrow territories. Amit Ray
If you are driven by fear, anger or pride nature...
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If you are driven by fear, anger or pride nature will force you to compete. If you are guided by courage, awareness, tranquility and peace nature will serve you. Amit Ray
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The maid told him that a girl and a child had come looking for him, but since she didn't know them, she hadn't cared to ask them in, and had told them to go on to Mers."Why didn't you let them in?" asked Germain angrily. "People must be very suspicious in this part of the world, if they won't open the front door to a neighbor."" Well, naturally! " replied the maid. "In a house as rich as this, you have to keep a close watch on things. While the master's away I'm responsible for everything, and I can't just open the door to anyone at all."" That's a mean way to live, " said Germain; "I'd rather be poor than live in fear like that. Good-bye to you, miss, and good-bye to this horrible country of yours! . George Sand
We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing...
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We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own advantage and making the very mistakes for which we want to humiliate our neighbors. Helen Simonson
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Kindness and awareness work together. Through awareness we understand the underlying beauty of everything and every being. Amit Ray
A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more...
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A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist Sophocles
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O Heavenly Children, the stories you have concocted in God's name have angered Him; for he would never instigate war between brothers, or encourage tribes to harbor resentment towards one another. He prefers the man who loves over the one who hates. And the man who spreads kindness, peace and knowledge, over the one who spreads lies, fear and terror – and misuses His name. Suzy Kassem
The only barrier that's blocking us from living an abundant...
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The only barrier that's blocking us from living an abundant life is our unwillingness to share what we have Dragos Bratasanu
He who has little problems, shows little love. He who...
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He who has little problems, shows little love. He who has overcome huge problems, has giant love. Because he understands what it means and won’t have others suffer like he did. Dragos Bratasanu
Well, there would be no sound if we shout on...
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Well, there would be no sound if we shout on the background. Ana Claudia Antunes
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Mom often said to me, "I know if you look good, you get special treatment." And then she went a step further: "I don't care what the world says or does. You have to remember that every person is valuable. Ashley Graham
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Arise, my friend — the world is wailing for kindness — it is wailing for compassion — it is wailing for love. Abhijit Naskar
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Negative means separating energies, while positive means unifying energies. It’s not about being ‘good’ or ‘bad’ — energy is quite neutral, actually… one just feels better. Simply imagine that being negative creates distance between the hearts of two people, while being positive brings them closer together. Alaric Hutchinson
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To make your Opinion Count, you have to do something morethan just making Money. Vineet Raj Kapoor
Kindness can transform someone's dark moment with a blaze of...
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Kindness can transform someone's dark moment with a blaze of light. You'll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for another today. Amy Leigh Mercree
Daily love and kindness are the path to a happy...
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Daily love and kindness are the path to a happy life. Amy Leigh Mercree
Live joy. Be kind. Love unconditionally.
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Live joy. Be kind. Love unconditionally. Amy Leigh Mercree
Kindness and caring are ambrosia for the soul.
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Kindness and caring are ambrosia for the soul. Amy Leigh Mercree
Dance through life flinging kindness like shimmering rainbows. Find your...
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Dance through life flinging kindness like shimmering rainbows. Find your bliss by sharing your heart. Amy Leigh Mercree