36 Kindness Quotes
Kindness is a language that transcends words, a universal currency of compassion that enriches both the giver and the receiver. In a world often consumed by haste and indifference, kind words and actions are like gentle rays of sunshine breaking through the clouds. As Aesop wisely said, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Indeed, kindness ripples outward, creating a tapestry of goodwill that can transform lives. From Mother Teresa’s reminder that “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless” to the timeless wisdom of the Golden Rule, kindness sayings remind us that in a world where we can be anything, choosing to be kind is the most beautiful choice of all. So let us embrace these words of wisdom and let kindness be our guiding light, for it has the power to heal, unite, and uplift us all.
1. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
-Aesop
2. “Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.”
-Confucius
3. “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.”
-Thomas Carlyle
4. ”Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”
-Mark Twain
5. “When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.”
-Buddha
6. “I don’t worry about people misinterpreting my kindness for weakness.”
-Jason Bateman
7. “Kindness gives birth to kindness.”
-Sophocles
8. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.”
-Plato
9. “A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.”
-Saint Ambrose
10. “Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time.”
-Ron Hall
11. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”
-Blaise Pascal
12. “People just take your kindness for weakness sometimes, and that’s just the bottom line.”
-Ruben Studdard
13. “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.”
-Lucius Annaeus Seneca
14. “I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.”
-Andie MacDowell
15. “Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.”
-Mencius
16. “Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter.”
-Sam Altman
17. “All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have no boundaries.”
-Kathryn Stockett
18. “Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.”
-Pope Francis
19. “I’m honest and fair, but I don’t dispense false kindness.”
-Steve Easterbrook
20. “Kindness is a sort of love without being love.”
-Susan Hill
21. “No one has ever become poor by giving.”
-Anne Frank
22. “If you have an impulse to kindness, act on it.”
-Douglas Coupland
23. “When you are young you take the kindness people show you as your right.”
-W. Somerset Maugham
24. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
-Dalai Lama
25. “Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.”
-Mason Cooley
26. “I have understood that the most important things are tenderness and kindness. I can’t do without them.”
-Brigitte Bardot
27. “Kindness is an everyday byproduct of all the great virtues.”
-Krista Tippett
28. “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
-William Arthur Ward
29. “Everyone responds to kindness.”
-Richard Gere
30. “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.”
-Eric Hoffer
31. “Love and kindness go hand in hand.”
-Marian Keyes
32. “Be a little kinder than you have to.”
-E. Lockhart
33. “Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.”
-Isaac Bashevis Singer
34. “Always be a little kinder than necessary.”
-James M. Barrie
35. “Life becomes easier and more beautiful when we can see the good in other people.”
-Roy T. Bennett
36. “Three things in human life are important: the first is to be kind; the second is to be kind; and the third is to be kind.”
-Henry James
