Kindness
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- A cheerful face is nearly as good for an invalid as healthy weather.
- A drop of honey can catch more flies than a gallon of gall.
- A favour does not consist in the service done, but in the spirit of the man who confers it.
- A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.
- A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.
- A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love; pleasure bestowed upon a grateful mind was never sterile, but generally gratitude begets reward.
- A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill requires only our silence, which costs us nothing.
- A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.
- A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.
- A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.
- A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
- A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.
- A more glorious victory cannot be gained over another man than this, that when the injury began on his part, the kindness should begin on ours.
- A selfish man covets that which he does not need, while a liberal man often bestows that which he needs.
- A small unkindness is a great offence.
- A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.
- A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
- A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string.
- Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.
- All cruelty springs from weakness.
- Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others
- Always look for the helpers. There’s always someone who is trying to help.
- Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
- An unimaginative person can neither be reverent nor kind.
- Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.
- Assume responsibility for outcomes as well as for the processes and people you work with. How you achieve results will shape the kind of person you become.
- Be a blessing to someone else.
- Be careful and do not lightly condemn the actions of others. We must consider the intention of our neighbor, which is often good and pure, although the act itself seems blameworthy.
- Be generous! Give to those whom you love; give to those who love you; give to the fortunate; give to the unfortunate; yes — give especially to those to whom you don’t want to give.
- Be gentle and kind with every one, and severe with yourself.
- Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.Teresa of ÁvilaSourced
- Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.
- Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.Dalai LamaCommonly attributed
- Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.
- Be someone who listens, and you will be heard. Be someone who cares, and you will be loved. Be someone who gives, and you will be blessed. Be someone who comforts, and you will know peace.
- Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile.
- Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.
- Because that's what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can.
- Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.
- Being considerate of others will take you and your children further in life than any college or professional degree.