50 Kindness Quotes That Will Inspire You To Be Kind
There are few traits I value more than kindness. It’s the quality I believe would help change the world if more people chose to exhibit it.
You ask people if kindness is a good character quality and perhaps no one would answer no that question.
I believe people who are mean become that way not because they don’t want to be kind, but because the world was rarely ever been kind to them.
Here are some of the best quotes I’ve found that can hopefully help all of us to be kinder to one another.
50 Quotes On Kindness
1. “Kindness is spreading sunshine into people’s lives regardless of the weather.” – Raktivist
2. “Wherever there is a human in need, there is an opportunity for kindness and to make a difference.” – Kevin Heath
3. “Kindness begins with understanding we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman
4. “Not act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
5. “We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll
6. “Carry out a random act of kindness, with not expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” – Princess Diana
7. “Kindness is a wonderful way to let another struggling soul know that there is still love in this world.” – Unknown
8. “In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” – Jesmundo
9. “A single act of kindness throws our roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart
10. “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping the up.” – Jesse Jackson
11. “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” – Eric Hoffer
12. “In a world where so many are throwing bricks on others, be the one who builds bridges with them.” – Emma Xu
13. “Be kind to everything that lives.” – Unknown
14. “Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.” – Holly Branson
15. “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey
16. “Kindness is a passport that opens dors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
17. “Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
18. “As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn
19. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” – Kahlil Gibran
20. “Wherever there is a human being; there is an opportunity for kindness.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
21. “The strongest people are the ones who are still kind after the world tore them apart.” – Unknown
22. “Share your kindness with the world, and see what happens!” – Anonymous
23. “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman
24. “Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” – George Sand
25. “A kind friend is the right kind of friend.” – Anonymous
26. “One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” – Shannon L. Alder
27. “The more you extend kindness to yourself, the more it will become your automatic response to others.” – Wayne Dyer
28. “Instead of condemning people, let’s try to understand them. Let’s try to figure out why they do what they do. That’s a lot more profitable and intriguing than criticism; and it breeds sympathy, tolerance and kindness.” – Dale Carnegie
29. “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – Arthur Ward
30. “Kindness is not an act, it’s a lifestyle.” – Anonymous
31. “Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” – Unknown
32. “Happiness is the new rich. Inner peace is the new success. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool.” – Syed Balkhi
33. “Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in this world.” – Anonymous
34. “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” – James Barry
35. “Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flod the world.” – Pema Chadran
36. “Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou
37. “Some of the most generous people have no money. Some of the wisest people have no education. Some of the kindest people were hurt the most.” – Unknown
38. “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain
39. “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give.” – Unknown
40. “The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one.” – Unknown
41. “Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life.” – Unknown
42. “A single act of kindness can cause a ripple effect that lasts a lifetime.” – Unknown
43. “Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” – Robert Green Ingersoll
44. “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” – Paramahansa Yogananda
45. “Kindness is not weakness; it is strength in its purest form.” – Unknown
46. “Kindness is the music of the soul.” – Unknown
47. “Kindness is like a boomerang – it always comes back to you.” – Unknown
48. “Kindness is the bridge that connects hearts across the world.” – Unknown
49. “Kindness is the foundation for a harmonious existence.” – Unknown
50. “Kindness is the sweetest fruit of the human tree.” – Unknown
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Final thoughts on kindness
It doesn’t take much to be kind to someone. A simple courtesy such as holding the door open for someone or letting someone move ahead of you can make a difference.
Look for ways to go out of your way to do something good for someone without expecting anything. You never know how much it could turn someone’s day around.
The more we can be kind to one another, the better the world will be.
