Kindness Quotes

"Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness." Seneca

"I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble." Rudyard Kipling

"He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever." Psalm 18:50

"Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are." Author Unknown

"Don't be yourself - be someone a little nicer." Mignon McLaughlin

"If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing, how poor we would be." Antonio Porchia,

"Let a righteous man strike me—it is a kindness; let him rebuke me—it is oil on my head. My head will not refuse it. Yet my prayer is ever against the deeds of evildoers…" Psalm 141:5

"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." Charles H. Spurgeon

"I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us— yes, the many good things he has done for the house of Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses." Isaiah 63:7

"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion." Dalai Lama

"but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD." Jeremiah 9:24

"Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out." Frank A. Clark

"The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness." Jeremiah 31:3

"There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear." Frank Tyger

"I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love; I lifted the yoke from their neck and bent down to feed them." Hosea 11:4

"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people." Abraham Joshua Heschel

"Or do you show contempt for the riches of his kindness, tolerance and patience, not realizing that God's kindness leads you toward repentance?" Romans 2:4

"A fellow who does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them." Variation of a saying by Albert Einstein

"Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off." Romans 11:22

"Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns." Author Unknown

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness," Galatians 5:22

"There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life - reciprocity." Confucius

"…in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus." Ephesians 2:7

"By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach." Winston Churchill

"Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." Colossians 3:12

"If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble." Bob Hope

"What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind." Cleveland Amory

"Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it." Author Unknown

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Mark Twain

"A kind word is like a Spring day." Russian Proverb

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not." Samuel Johnson

"Don't wait for people to be friendly, show them how." Author Unknown

"The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway." Henry Boye

"You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you." John Wooden