Kindness Quotes

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Kindness Quotes

These kindness quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

"The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Words of inspiration and optimism tailored for a fulfilling life."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

"If you want to be happy, be. Words of inspiration and optimism tailored for a fulfilling life."

-- Leo Tolstoy

"Happiness is only real when shared. Words of inspiration and optimism tailored for a fulfilling life."

-- Christopher McCandless

"Happiness depends upon ourselves. Words of inspiration and optimism tailored for a fulfilling life."

-- Aristotle

"The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters. Words of inspiration and optimism tailored for a fulfilling life."

-- Audrey Hepburn

"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle."

-- Plato

"I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness than work miracles in unkindness."

-- Mother Teresa

"If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway."

-- Mother Teresa

"Kindness has converted more people than zeal, science, or eloquence."

-- Mother Teresa

"Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier."

-- Mother Teresa

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

-- Mother Teresa

"Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless."

-- Mother Teresa

"When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it also helps us to develop inner happiness and peace."

-- Dalai Lama

"The purpose of all major religious traditions is not to construct big temples on the outside, but to create temples of goodness and compassion inside, in our hearts."

-- Dalai Lama

"My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness."

-- Dalai Lama

"Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."

-- Dalai Lama

"Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"Compassion is a muscle that gets stronger with use."

-- Mahatma Gandhi

"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind."

-- William Shakespeare

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

-- Confucius

"I am not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face."

-- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"He who has let go of hatred, who treats all beings with kindness... is dear to me."

-- Krishna

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These kindness quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

Some of the most celebrated kindness quotes come from Krishna, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Confucius, William Shakespeare, Mahatma Gandhi, among many others featured on this page.

Popular kindness quotes include: "He who has let go of hatred, who treats all beings with kindness... is dear to me." -- Krishna Also: "I am not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face." -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

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