Kindness Quotes - Page 38

Like Mother Theresa, your greatness unfolds by the kindness you show to the weakest members of humanity.

There are certain lesson you pick up gradually as you go, letting them accumulate after a series of similar mistakes or experiences until you finally realize you've been a fool al along. And then there are lessons that are so massive they smack you in the face - you don't reflect on a period of your life and realize, 'Oh, I learned something then'; you know it's happening when it's happening. The importance of kindness - which extends far beyond 'please,' 'thank you,' and 'your hair doesn't look bad today' - is a combination of both: Over and over in my life, I've been bowled over by how kind people can be, and how that kindness can change your outlook.

Mercy is to care, and care very deeply about one another. It is to care to the point where we are prepared to be involved with the sufferings and adversities of others. It implies that I am prepared to put myself in the other person's place. It means that I shall try to really understand why they behave as they do, even though it injures me. It is a willingness to walk a mile in the other man's moccasins before I criticize his conduct. It is the extension of good will, help, forgiveness, compassion and kindness to one who may not seem to deserve it.

What weighs us down is not gravity! A little force of kindness can decelerate depravity.

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something very special.

Compassion does not need any special preparation, place or time. You can start it anywhere and anytime. Try it at home, work, school —or anywhere! The more you cultivate compassion the more will be your fulfillment, resilience, patience, grit, endurance and equanimity.

Being extra nice to someone can be a form of manipulation--kindness is an exercise of power in its own right.

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.

Learning to breathe fire isn’t nearly as extraordinary as learning to breathe a word of kindness.

See your greatness. Be your greatness. Pay it forward.

Your wealth or status doesn't make you. Your kindness and character does.

Live in such a way that when you die you leave God in your will for your children.

Small unexpected acts of kindness are the building blocks of greatness. Start your day with a smile and see where it takes you ...