- “I wish the hearts of human beings pumped with kind desires.I wish every gaze landed on the eyes of others compassionately.I wish hatred, envy, and vengeance were alien concepts to humankind.I wish the precious worth of every soul was universally understood.” ― Richelle E. Goodrich, Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
- “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
- “In a society that functions optimally, those who can should naturally want to provide for those who can’t. That’s how it’s designed to work. I truly believe we’re here to take care of one another.” ― LeVar Burton
- “The barriers in your mind determine the barriers in your life.” ― Meredith Pence
- “Apathy is the door to ignorance. Empathy is the door to wisdom.” ― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
- “Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.” ― Isaac Bashevis Singer
- “Everyone calls you ‘Pasture.’ Do you raise cows or sheep?They call me ‘Pastor’ because I’m like a shepherd for people, and I lead them to safe pasture in God’s good earth.” ― Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars
- “One of the most important things you can do on this earth is to let people know they are not alone.” ― Shannon L. Alder
- How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. William Shakespeare
- Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right. Haruki Murakami
- “We must give each other the chance to change.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
- “The beauty of one rose is less as compared to the bunch of many roses. Therefore, desire for others to succeed and achieve like yourself. The impact of collective success is much greater than individual success.” ― Khuliso Mamathoni, The Greatest Proposal
- “If you keep crossing me with the monstrosity of your generosity, I just might possibly begin, believing in the sins of love and humanity again.” ― Curtis Tyrone Jones
- “The deeds of the light are love, faith and purity.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!
- “Reason may be the road to progress, but it’s warmth that makes that progress fit for the humans.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Neden Türk: The Gospel of Secularism
- “I can think of no greater way to live my life than with as much love as I can give, as often as I can give it.” ― Scott Stabile
- Be kind to the living. James McBride
- “Every human life bears a significant importance to the existence of humanity” ― Chinonye J. Chidolue
- “Be humble, be gentle, be kind.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
- “It is very easy to get married, but it requires understanding, love, kindness, forgiveness, compassion and care to continue a happy married life.” ― Debasish Mridha, MD
- “The work to protect one species benefits us all.” ― Jennifer Skiff, Rescuing Ladybugs: Inspirational Encounters with Animals That Changed the World
- “What is success? What does it mean that someone is successful? Success can be different things to different people. For us being successful is a conscious choice to be oneself. Success does not have to be dependent on any external circumstances and rules dictated by the mainstream society. It does not matter where we live and what we possess. When we love and support ourselves unconditionally choosing to be ourselves as much as we can, this is for us, Being Successful.” ― Raphael Zernoff
- “We all are born animals, it’s only with our acts of humanity can we become truly human.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Citizens of Peace: Beyond the Savagery of Sovereignty
- “Tears spilled out of closed eyes and mixed with the tears of the faces pressed against them.” ― Mario Escobar, Children of the Stars
- “Beautify your inner dialogue. Beautify your inner world with love light and compassion. Life will be beautiful.” ― Amit Ray, Nonviolence: The Transforming Power
- “Compassion is the highest form of love. Kindness is the best way to express love.” ― Debasish Mridha
- “The true value of a Country’s character is determined by how it takes care of those least fortunate.” ― Heather Wolf, Kipnuk Has a Birthday
- “Your kindness is only for the half. The compassion that will flow from deep inside you will be for everyone: rich-poor, deer-lion, wise-unwise because they all are caught in the trap that you will have escaped.” ― Shunya
- When words are both true and kind, they can change the world. Buddha
- There is a rollicking kindness that looks like malice. Friedrich Nietzsche (See also: integrity quotes)