Kindness Matters
Kindness can be transformative, yet underrated.
If you think about the tough times you’ve been through, it was the kindness of others, people you knew and strangers, that helped keep you upright.
So imagine the impact you can have on others with kindness. And the beauty of kindness is that when you show others kindness, it also helps you, and it helps mankind, too.
However, it would be remiss of me to not preface these kindness quotes with this: showing kindness to those who are relentlessly unkind to you can eventually chip away at your health and wellbeing, and your self-worth and self-esteem, so be kind to yourself, too.
Besides, we cannot give to others what we do not give to ourselves, therefore, being kind to yourself enables you to spread kindness around you.
So, on that note, here are 25 kindness quotes to inspire you to treat others well, and thus change your own life for the better, too.
25 Kindness Quotes
1. ‘Kindness is a universal language regardless of age, nationality or religion.’ Alex Ferguson
2. ‘Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.’ Lewis B. Smedes
3. ‘A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.’ Steve Maraboli
4. ‘Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.’ Dennis Prager
5. ‘A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.’ Dave Barry
6. ‘The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.’ Khalil Gibran
7. ‘Take time to be kind and to say “thank you”.’ Zig Ziglar
8. ‘I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.’ Maya Angelou
9. ‘We gain from giving; either happiness or resilience or both.’ Sam Owen ~ Resilient Me
10. ‘Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.’ Leo Buscaglia
11. ‘No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.’ Aesop
12. ‘Everyone benefits from someone believing in them, because it helps them to believe in themselves.’ Sam Owen ~ Happy Relationships
13. ‘We all have the power to make a positive impact in the world. It starts with small acts of kindness.’ Takeshi Kitano
14. ‘We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.’ Charlie Chaplin.
15. ‘And speak to people kindly.’ Qur’an 2:83
16. ‘They who sow courtesy reap friendship, and they who plant kindness gather love.’ Saint Basil
17. ‘May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.’ Thomas Jefferson
18. ‘Always keep compassion in your heart – it’s the most comfortable way to live and the clearest way to see.’ Sam Owen ~ Happy Relationships
19. ‘I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.’ Andie MacDowell
20. ‘Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.’ Roy T. Bennett
21. ‘The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.’ William Wordsworth
22. ‘He who aspires to paradise should learn to deal with people with kindness.’ Abu Bakr
23. ‘A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.’ John Ruskin
24. ‘Kindness is a sort of love without being love.’ Susan Hill
25. ‘Perhaps you will forget tomorrow the kind words you say today, but the recipient may cherish them over a lifetime.’ Dale Carnegie
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