There is something about a quote that perfectly surmises a concept or ideology. Just look around Instagram and other social media platforms and you will see just what we mean. In this post we have curated some of the best quotes we could find about kindness — what it is, and its value in our daily expressions. Enjoy!
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” ~William Arthur Ward
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” ~Audrey Hepburn
“The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” ~Sarah Felding
“Wherever the spirit of Christ is known, there is much of goodwill, of mutual respect, of love and appreciation and kindness.” — George B. Hinckley
“The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.” ~George MacDonald
“Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.” ~Mason Cooley
“…he who plants kindness gathers love.” ~Saint Basil
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” ~ Lao Tzu
Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” ~Princess Diana
“A pat of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.” ~Joseph Joubert
“Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” ~Robert Green Ingersoll
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~Aesop
“There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” ~Nathaniel Branden
“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 faults. Kindness is extended to all — to the aged and the young, to animals, to those low of station as well as the high.” ~Ezra Taft Benson
“Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.” ~Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” ~Barbara de Angelis
“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
“Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.” ~Amelia Barr
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” ~Scott Adams
“It’s not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even — or rather, especially — when we’d prefer not to be.” ~Josh Radnor
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you will never know how soon it will be too late.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” ~Albert Schweitwer
“There is nothing so kingly as kindness, and nothing so royal as truth.” ~Alice Cary
“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” ~Samuel Johnson
“Kindness in ourselves is the honey that blunts the sting of unkindness in another.” ~Walter Savage Landor
