Best Kindness Quotes For You..
Some people know how to remain kind and thoughtful, despite the responsibilities and annoyances of a full life; others are so overwhelmed by nothing that they are longfaced and silent, much to the hurt of those with whom they must deal. The omniscient Shakespeare was more than witty when he made a character say: I like men who are sleek and well fed, men who are happy.
The people who are happy are those who know the value of white hyacinths as food for the soul. They are satisfied with one loaf and know that souls also must be fed. Kindness to others, appreciation of the good points of one's companions, understanding of the mental vagaries and illness that cause discontent and misunderstanding are white hyacinths with even more charm than Tennyson's poetry or Emerson's essays.
This morning an old friend sent us a present of "love apples." It was so refreshing to see the red, luscious fruit in the basket; but more than that, the renewal of faith in human goodness was a tonic. This man can not ever lose the precious things of life, because he gives them. Those who receive without giving even a kind word remain poor forever. More white hyacinths are needed; and more people, human and frail but kind and thoughtful, will help us to get through life pleasantly.
~"Observation Tower," 1937 March 11th, The Daily News (St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, U.S.)
In a world full of people who couldn't care less, be someone who couldn't care more. ~Author unknown
Love thy neighbor, and if it requires that you bend your understanding of the truth, the Truth will understand. ~Robert Brault,
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. ~Epictetus
One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind. ~Malayan Proverb
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree. ~Marian Wright Edelman
A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep. ~Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007
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
Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle. ~John Watson, 1897, commonly attributed to Plato as "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."[E]very day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. ~Maya Angelou
Nothing in life means anything unless someone cares, and the whole trick is to keep being that someone. ~Robert Brault,
This man beside us also has a hard fight with an unfavouring world, with strong temptations, with doubts and fears, with wounds of the past which have skinned over, but which smart when they are touched. It is a fact, however surprising. And when this occurs to us we are moved to deal kindly with him, to bid him be of good cheer, to let him understand that we are also fighting a battle; we are bound not to irritate him, nor press hardly upon him nor help his lower self. ~John Watson, 1903
Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.
~19th century rhyme used in primary schools
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. ~Amelia Earhart
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. ~Chinese Proverb
There is no effect more disproportionate to its cause than the happiness bestowed by a small compliment. ~Robert Brault,
As the bus slowed down at a crowded bus stop, the Pakistani bus conductor leaned from the platform and called out, "Six only!" The bus stopped. He counted on six passengers, rang the bell, and then, as the bus moved off, called to those left behind: "So sorry, plenty of room in my heart — but the bus is full." He left behind a row of smiling faces. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it… ~The Friendship Book of Francis Gay, 1977, "Friday—August 5" [Pseudonym of Herbert Leslie Gee (1901–1977) —tεᖇᖇ¡·g]
Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances. ~Saint Vincent de Paul
Remember that everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something and has lost something. ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Be thoughtful of others and you will not be shy, for they are incompatible addictions. ~Robert Brault,
The best way to knock the chip off your neighbor's shoulder is to pat him on the back. ~Author Unknown
Open your heart — open it wide; someone is standing outside. ~Quoted in Believe: A Christmas Treasury by Mary Engelbreit
Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can. ~Andrew Iskander
Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ~Og Mandino
If every man's internal care
Were written on his brow,
How many would our pity share
Who raise our envy now?
~Peitro Metastasio
Kindness is the greatest wisdom. ~Author Unknown
A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. ~Dave Barry, "Things That It Took Me 50 Years to Learn"
If thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf. ~Thomas Fuller
We always prefer war on our own terms to peace on someone else's. ~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966
