70+ English Quotes about Kindness

  1. “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
  2. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
  3. “Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran
  4. “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward
  5. “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
  6. “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams
  7. “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu
  8. “The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” – Mahatma Gandhi
  9. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner
  10. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
  11. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” – Plato
  12. “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” – Eric Hoffer
  13. “I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.” – Lady Gaga
  14. “Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” – Theodore Isaac Rubin
  15. “The only time you look in your neighbor’s bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don’t look in your neighbor’s bowl to see if you have as much as them.” – Louis C.K.
  16. “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
  17. “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” – James M. Barrie
  18. “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  19. “Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
  20. “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference.” – Barbara de Angelis
  21. “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey
  22. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” – Dalai Lama
  23. “Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.” – Roy T. Bennett
  24. “Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.” – Roy T. Bennett
  25. “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.” – Harold Kushner
  26. “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart
  27. “Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.” – C. A. Bartol
  28. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” – Dalai Lama
  29. “To understand everything is to forgive everything.” – Osho
  30. “How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!” – George Elliston
  31. “Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment.” – Raktivist
  32. “Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.” – Confucius
  33. “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Publilius Syrus
  34. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” – Blaise Pascal
  35. “The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose.” – Hada Bejar
  36. “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman
  37. “Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life’s deepest joy: true fulfillment.” – Tony Robbins
  38. “It is always possible to be kind.” – Amabile Giusti
  39. “Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.” – Roy T. Bennett
  40. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” – Kahlil Gibran
  41. “Give yourself some kindness today until you’re filled and pass it on.” – Lori Hil
  42. “Kind people are the best kind of people.” – Unknown
  43. “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” – Seneca
  44. “Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.” – Sophocles
  45. “A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.” – Joseph Joubert
  46. “Kill them with kindness, slay them with a smile.” – Sam Hagar
  47. “When words are both true and kind, they can change our world.” – Buddha
  48. “Kindness is spreading sunshine into other people’s lives regardless of the weather.” – Raktivist
  49. “The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one.” – Nishan Panwar
  50. “What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. We all lean towards love.” – Richard Gere
  51. “Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.” – J.M. Barrie
  52. “You will never have a completely bad day if you show kindness at least once.” – Greg Henry Quinn
  53. “Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
  54. “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
  55. “Kindness is wisdom.” – Philip James Bailey
  56. “Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They’re underused.” – Tommy Lee Jones
  57. “Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.” – Isaac Bashevis Singer
  58. “There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.” – Cicero
  59. “We cannot do great things on this Earth, only small things with great love.” – Mother Teresa
  60. “A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” – John Ruskin
  61. “Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.” – Amelia Barr
  62. “Being kind not only has a direct effect on others, but it has a positive impact on yourself as well.” – Dalai Lama
  63. “Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
  64. “Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him.” – Frank A. Clark
  65. “Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  66. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde
  67. “Kindness is a language which the dumb can speak, the deaf can understand.” – C.N. Bovee
  68. “Kindness is the root of all good things.” – Plato
  69. “Kindness is a mark of faith, and whoever is not kind has no faith.” – Muhammad
  70. “Kindness is the best form of humanity.” – Doris Lee
  71. “Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.” – Confucius
  72. “Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.” – Ashleigh Brilliant
  73. “Kindness is choosing to acknowledge and celebrate the beauty in others, regardless of whether or not they can find it in themselves.” – Raktivist
  74. “Kindness is not an act. It is a lifestyle.” – Anthony Douglas Williams
  75. “The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” – Sarah Fielding