The thinking person must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.
You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.
And you can always, always, give kindness.
Empathy is a quality of character that can change the world.
If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help.
Warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.
You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.
Don’t just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice; it’s about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.
Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
Don’t ever mistake my silence for ignorance, my calmness for acceptance or my kindness for weakness. Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.
If you can be kind and considerate for one day, then you can be for another. It won’t cost you a penny in the world. Begin today.
Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor.
Be kind to one another. Bye, bye.
I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.
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.
If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.
You make each day a special day. You know how, by just your being you.
What do we live for, if not to make life less difficult for each other?
Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what they are capable of being.