556+ kindness quotes Latest 2025

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Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life. Isaac Bashevis Singer

Kindness gives birth to kindness. Sophocles

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. Kiana Tom

Only the powerful are gentle. Maxime Lagacé

Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. Max Irons

Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey

Kindness is showing someone they matter. Unknown

Kill them with kindness, slay them with a smile. Caesar (The Goodbye Man)

Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie

Tenderness is a virtue. Oliver Goldsmith

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. Sophocles

Kind words don’t cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.

To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. - Dr. Seuss

Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.

A kind word is like a Spring day.

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.

We rise by lifting others.

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We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

Kindness is doing ordinary things with extraordinary love.

Kindness means building bridges instead of walls.

Kindness is being someone who makes everyone feel like a somebody.

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention

Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgement.

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion

Our days are happier when we give people a piece of our heart rather than a piece of our mind

Kindness is igniting a light in someone else for no reason other than to watch them enjoy the glow.

Kindness is making someone smile if only for a moment.

Kindness is extending yourself in a way that uplifts another human being

Kindness is the the mark we leave on the world.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give Sir Winston

Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it. Edith Wharton

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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.

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.

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.

Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up. - Jesse Jackson

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.

Everywhere you go, leave a glitter trail of kindness behind you.

Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice.

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way.

Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,

Nothing is going to get better. It’s not.

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.

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

Kind people are the best kind of people.

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Here are a few original messages you can use to teach kids about kindness. They may not be the words of anyone famous, but they send a powerful message about having compassion for others.

Kindness: It costs nothing, but means everything.

Whatever you want to be when you grow up, be kind.

Kindness is contagious. Let’s make it go viral.

People may not always appreciate it when you are nice to them, but you can always feel good about yourself when you show kindness.

Kind words are the most powerful kind of words. They can lift you up, turn someone’s day around, and start great friendships.

Remember: You can only be cool until you’re 30 years old, max. However, you can be kind for your whole life.

A kind friend is the right kind of friend.

Her grandpa just died. His dog ran away. She found out her family is moving and she has to go to a new school. You never know what others are going through, so remember to be kind to everyone, always.

When is the best time to be kind? Every time.

The essence of kindness is doing something nice for someone knowing that the only reward you will get is a warm feeling inside.

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You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be. Don Van Vliet

They are always saying God loves us. If that’s love I’d rather have a bit of kindness. Graham Greene

Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does. Mason Cooley

A dog has one aim in life… to bestow his heart. J.R. Ackerley

To belittle, you have to be little. Kahlil Gibran

Kindness does wonderful things to a face. Dixie Doyle

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. Andy Rooney

Always be nice to your children because they are the ones who will choose your rest home. Phyllis Diller

Kind people are the best kind of people. Unknown

Praise by name, criticize by category. Warren Buffett

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Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting. Marlene Dietrich

Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up. Jesse Jackson

The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose. Hada Bejar

A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men. Thomas Carlyle

An egoist lives in poverty. A kind person lives in abundance. Maxime Lagacé

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much. Blaise Pascal

Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude. Confucius

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention. Kahlil Gibran

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain

We rise by lifting others. Robert Ingersoll

Politeness is the flower of humanity. Joseph Joubert

To understand everything is to forgive everything. Osho

Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true. Robert Brault

Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter. Sam Altman

Kids want to appear tough and independent. Adults want to appear kind and perfect. The wise are just kind. Maxime Lagacé

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. John Ruskin

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. William Makepeace Thackeray

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force. Publilius Syrus

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him. Frank A. Clark

Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most. Unknown

Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations. Paramahansa Yogananda

Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They’re underused. Tommy Lee Jones

Whatever point of view you have, there’s another. Jack Kornfield

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength. Saint Francis de Sales

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness. 14th Dalai Lama

No one has ever become poor by giving. Anne Frank

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. Lao Tzu

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Extend yourself in kindness to other human being wherever you can. Oprah Winfrey

There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness. Cicero

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. Kahlil Gibran

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. Maya Angelou

When words are both true and kind, they can change the world. Buddha

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The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. Henry David Thoreau

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

Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us. Pope Francis

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. 14th Dalai Lama

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. William Shakespeare

The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. Albert Einstein

Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs. Coco Chanel

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

For it is in giving that we receive. Francis of Assisi

In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi

We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. Frederick William Robertson

Be a little kinder than you have to. E. Lockhart

How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it! George Elliston

Be kind to the living. James McBride

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. Teresa of Avila

Gentleness is the antidote for cruelty. Phaedrus

Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Unknown

Men are cruel, but Man is kind. Rabindranath Tagore

Be kind with people and tough with their ideas. @TheStoicEmperor

Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Robert Green Ingersoll

It doesn’t do any good to argue. Be kind. Richard G. Scott

The most beautiful family is based respect. The most beautiful relationship is based on love. The most beautiful world in based on kindness. Maxime Lagacé

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Confucius

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. Evelyn Underhill

A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George Dennison Prentice

It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn’t matter. Because I think it’s pretty much the only thing that matters. Josh Radnor

Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. Kin Hubbard

I’m a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small. Liam Neeson

Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty. Sylvia Rossetti

Concentrate on what you have to do. Fix your eyes on it. Remind yourself that your task is to be a good human being; remind yourself what nature demands of people. Then do it, without hesitation, and speak the truth as you see it. But with kindness. With humility. Without hypocrisy. Marcus Aurelius

One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. William Shakespeare

Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can. John Wesley

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly, now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it. Rabbi Tarfon

I am not and never will be perfect. I am not always as honest, respectful, responsible, fair or as kind as I should be. All I can do is what I should do: strive every day, with every decision to be the best person I can be. I don’t expect to be perfect but I know I can be better. Michael Josephson

Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind. Henri Frederic Amiel

When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales

So many gods, so many creeds, so many paths that wind and wind, while just the art of being kind is all the sad world needs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox

The true and noble way to kill a foe, is not to kill him, – you, with kindness, may so change him, that he shall cease to be so, and then he’s slain.Unknown

We are the leaves of one branch, the drops of one sea, the flowers of one garden. Jean Baptiste Henry Lacordaire

The wonderful thing is that it’s so incredibly easy to be kind. Ingrid Newkirk

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence or learning. Frederick W. Faber

People will clap to be nice. They will not laugh to be nice. Kenny Rogers

He who fears to weep, should learn to be kind to those who weep. Ahmad Shah Massood

Anger exceeding limits causes fear and excessive kindness eliminates respect. Euripides

It’s wise to be kind. It’s wiser to be kind and truthful. Maxime Lagacé

We are never as kind as we want to be, but nothing outrages us more than people being unkind to us. Adam Phillips