160 Kindness And Generosity Quotes

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Famous Kindness And Generosity Quotes

Money is but one venue for generosity. Kindness is an even more valuable currency. — Alan Cohen

Kindness gives birth to kindness. — Sophocles

Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. — Sophocles

Nothing teaches character better than generosity. — Jim Rohn

Kindness begets kindness evermore. — Sophocles

Kindness is always fashionable. — Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Kindness it is that brings forth kindness always. — Sophocles

Kindness is the touch of an angel's hand. — James Leonard Gordon

Kindness in giving creates love. — Lao Tzu

You know what love is? It is all kindness, generosity. — Rumi

Give generously, love warmly, act with integrity, and the world will be your friend — Susan McCann

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. — Abraham Lincoln

True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share. — Suze Orman

More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. — Charlie Chaplin

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? - Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Short Kindness And Generosity Quotes

  • Every act of kindness is potent and lingers long in the heart of the recipient. — Sayings
  • Great persons are able to do great kindnesses. — Miguel de Cervantes
  • Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. — Robert G. Ingersoll
  • Your greatness is measured by your kindness. — William J. H. Boetcker
  • Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. — Theodore Isaac Rubin
  • Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. — Theodore Rubin
  • Kindness is one of the best gifts you can bestow... We know that inherently that feels great. — Joe Rogan
  • Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. — Samuel Johnson
  • One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. — Sophocles
  • Love and nonattachment are the basis of true generosity. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche

Kindness And Generosity Image Quotes

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. - Wendy Mass quote

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. — Wendy Mass

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch. - Leo Buscaglia quote

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch. — Leo Buscaglia

Kindness and generosity quote The planet does not need more "successful people". The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, he
The planet does not need more "successful people". The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lover of all kinds.

Your Kindness And Generosity Quotes

Lord, grant that anger or other bitterness does not reign over us, but that your grace, genuine kindness, loyalty, and every kind of friendliness, generosity, and gentleness may reign in us. Amen — Martin Luther

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. - Simone Weil

Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. — Simone Weil

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. — Mother Teresa

Kindness and generosity quote In a world where you can be anything - be kind.
In a world where you can be anything - be kind.

That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing. — Simone de Beauvoir

Do unto others as you would have them do to you, said the rapist. — Bo Burnham

Give what you have. To some one, it may be better than you dare to think. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Kindness and generosity quote Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.
Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.

You cannot do a kindness too soon. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

…Spread your love everywhere you go. — Mother Teresa

All you have shall some day be given. Therefore give now, that the season of giving may be yours and not your inheritors. — Kahlil Gibran

Count no day lost in which you waited your turn, took only your share and sought advantage over no one. — Robert Breault

Inspirational Quotes

Religion is for people who fear hell, spirituality is for people who have been there. — David Bowie

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly - Paulo Coelho

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly — Paulo Coelho

Kindness and generosity quote At the end of the game the kind and the pawn go back in the same box.
At the end of the game the kind and the pawn go back in the same box.

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. — Helen Keller

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds — Paul the Apostle

If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader. — John Quincy Adams

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

If God is for us, who can be against us? — Paul the Apostle

The POSITIVE THINKER sees the INVISIBLE, feels the INTANGIBLE, and achieves the IMPOSSIBLE. — Winston Churchill

I had to make my own living and my own opportunity. But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them. — Madam C. J. Walker

Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day — Alice Morse Earle

What Is A Good Quotes

Persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law. That's what democracy is all about. It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society. — Antonin Scalia

Life is like a camera. Focus on what's important. Capture the good times. And if things don't work out, just take another shot. — Ziad K. Abdelnour

The most important thing is to have a good relationship with the bike... you have to understand what she wants. I think of a motorcycle as a woman, and I know that sounds silly, but it's true. — Valentino Rossi

Kindness and generosity quote Have courage and be kind.
Have courage and be kind.

God takes what the enemy meant for your bad and turns it for your good! It wasn't a set back but a set up! Wait and see what God is getting ready to do for you! — Paula White

I Don't Think There's A Good Excuse For Being Unhappy. I'm Not Particularly Unhappy, But I Know What Pain Is. I think That Life Is Characterized By Pain, Partly. Part Of The Way You Can Tell You're Alive Is By How Much Pain You're Experiencing, Or How Little. — Jerry Garcia

What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are but how you deal with incompatibility. — Leo Tolstoy

Kindness and generosity quote Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers.
Kindness is like snow - it beautifies everything it covers.

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don't know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! — Anne Frank

I don't mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom. It is a timeless spiritual truth: release attachment to outcomes, deep inside yourself, you'll feel good no matter what. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

In my world, a woman was the most powerful thing that I knew. Still is. A woman made the money in my house; a woman made my food. A woman beat my ass when I wasn't a good kid. Women were behind a lot of what spurred South Africa toward democracy. — Trevor Noah

What is better than wisdom? Woman. And what is better than a good woman? Nothing. — Geoffrey Chaucer

Be Kind And Generous Quotes

In all your relations to men be great, just, generous, courteous, and kindly. The great are never otherwise. — Wallace D. Wattles

You can't expect to draw people into your life who are kind, confident, and generous if you're thinking and acting in cruel, weak, and selfish ways. You must be what it is that you're seeking- that is, you need to put forth what you want to attract. — Wayne Dyer

Whoever is willing to enter the magic path should regard it as his sacred duty to practice regular exercises. He ought to be kind, generous and tolerant with his fellow men, but relentless and hard with himself. Only such behavior will be followed by success in magic. — Franz Bardon

Kindness and generosity quote There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.

Donald Trump is happiest when he's with his family and that's his - that - that really is a happy place for him to be with his family. And so he's very generous, very kind, funny, compassionate. — Kellyanne Conway

Don't take 'no' for an answer, never submit to failure. Do not be fobbed off with mere personal success or acceptance. You will make all kinds of mistakes, but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or events. — Winston Churchill

Be brave. Be open-minded. Be kind. Be forgiving. Be generous. Be optimistic. Be grateful for the many unexpected lessons you will learn. Find the joy inside the hardship. It's there. I assure you. And, too, be open to inspiration from unlikely sources. — Dana Reeve

Kindness and generosity quote Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

The truth is, the more kind and liberal a man is, the more generous will be the patronage bestowed upon him. — P. T. Barnum

If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love. — Mark Twain

Be strong,be kind,be generous of spirit, be understanding and let people know how grateful you are.Dont get even.Comfort the ones i've hurt and let down.Say your prayers and ask for Gods understanding and strength.Finish with a smile and some gustoand do what's' right and finish strong. — George H. W. Bush

I want to be representative of my race-the human race. I have a chance to show how kind we can be, how intelligent and generous we can be. — Maya Angelou

Kind And Generous Quotes

Each of us is leading a difficult life, and when we meet people we are seeing only a tiny part of the thinnest veneer of their complex, troubled existences. To practise anything other than kindness towards them, to treat them in any way save generously, is to quietly deny their humanity. — Derren Brown

How easily we ignore or forget the small kindnesses and considerations in life which are really the only everyday magic we witness on a regular basis. Just think- to make happiness out of nothing more than a few kind words or a generous gesture. — Jonathan Carroll

I’ve found the man of my dreams. From the moment I met him it just felt like I’d known him forever. I was blown away. He’s the most incredible man. He’s so generous and kind, and he helps so many people, and, um, he makes me laugh like I’ve never laughed, and he’s a great friend. — Katie Holmes

Kindness and generosity quote Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you test first and the lesson afterward.
Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you test first and the lesson afterward.

Kindness is not without its rocks ahead. People are apt to put it down to an easy temper and seldom recognize it as the secret striving of a generous nature; whilst, on the other hand, the ill-natured get credit for all the evil they refrain from. — Honore de Balzac

The outdoor Christmas lights, green and red and gold and blue and twinkling, remind me that most people are that way all year round--kind, generous, friendly and with an occasional moment of ecstasy. But Christmas is the only time they dare reveal themselves. — Harland Miller

They were nothing like the French people I had imagined. If anything, they were too kind, too generous and too knowledgable in the fields of plumbing and electricity. — David Sedaris

Kindness and generosity quote Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with condit
Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.

It is easy to recollect the good things of life, the times when one's heart rejoices and expands, when everything is enfolded in kindness and love; it is easy to recollect the fineness of life-how noble one was, how generous one felt, what courage one showed in the face of adversity. — Oliver Sacks

America is a new kind of society that produces a new kind of human being. That human being—confident, self-reliant, tolerant, generous, future-oriented—is a vast improvement over the wretched, servile, fatalistic and intolerant human being that traditional societies have always produced. — Dinesh D'Souza

Think of yourself as a role model for others-showing that you can be kind, generous, loving, and rich! — T. Harv Eker

There are no "facts"- there is only the fact that man, every man everywhere in the world, is on his way to ordination. Some men take the long route and some take the short route. Every man is working out his own way and nobody can be of help except by being kind, generous, and patient. — Henry Miller

Charity And Generosity Quotes

Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you. — Mother Teresa

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

The beggar begs and his wife gives charity. — Moroccan Proverbs

Luck plays a big part in life, and I know that I have received a lot of blessings throughout my life. — Chatri Sityodtong

If God blesses us till the end, we will make a profit and perhaps a considerable one at that. — Antonio Vivaldi

I believe in people so badly and I love when people treat me the same way. — Joanna Jedrzejczyk

Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. — Norman MacEwen

Everybody has to give a bit more. It’s not a secret. If we want to maintain that level we have to give more and Rob is clear example of what we needed. — Mikel Arteta

Putting cash over caring has never rewarded me, and I’ve since learned that your earnings become a byproduct of how well you serve your audience. — Pat Flynn

It's more blessed to give than to receive - especially kittens. — Bill Cosby

Kindness And Goodness Quotes

I'm so tired of waiting, aren't you, for the world to become good and beautiful and kind? — Langston Hughes

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love. — St. Basil

The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the rest of it, it feeds you self-doubt. You start thinking, perhaps I am not good enough. — Nina Simone

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. — Max Lucado

That best portion of a good man's life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love. — William Wordsworth

So shines a good deed... in a weary world. — Gene Wilder

Thank you everyone for your kind words, support and prayers!! I'm hurting right now but it's great to know good people have my back!! — Roman Reigns

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest. — Max Lucado

I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again. — William Penn

I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world. — Misha Collins

Generosity Of Others Quotes

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity. — Maria Montessori

What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead. — Nelson Mandela

We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond. — Gwendolyn Brooks

By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach. — Winston Churchill

Generosity is nothing more seen than in a candid estimation of other men's virtues and good qualities. — Isaac Barrow

Thoughtfulness for others, generosity, modesty, and self-respect are the qualities which make a real gentleman or lady. — Thomas Huxley

There is another element that is a part of human happiness — and that is that unless we think of others and do something for them we miss the greatest sources of happiness. — Ray Lyman Wilbur

Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud. — Helen Dyer

The spirit of Christmas is - and hopefully always will be - about goodwill and generosity to others and peace on earth. — Nick Rahall

When you are filled with the compassion of Jesus, other people’s interests will be paramount in your heart. — Enoch Adeboye

Love And Kindness Quotes

Love is such a powerful force. It's there for everyone to embrace-that kind of unconditional love for all of humankind. That is the kind of love that impels people to go into the community and try to change conditions for others, to take risks for what they believe in. — Coretta Scott King

I want you any way I can get you. Not because you’re beautiful or clever or kind or adorable, although devil knows you’re all those things. I want you because there’s no one else like you, and I don’t ever want to start a day without seeing you. — Lisa Kleypas

I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God. — Hafez

I would like to be remembered as someone who accomplished useful deeds, and who was a kind and loving person. I would like to leave the memory of a human being with a correct attitude and who did her best to help others. — Grace Kelly

Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. I Corinthians — Bible

To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness. — Mary, Queen of Scots

I heard what you said. I’m not the silly romantic you think. I don’t want the heavens or the shooting stars. I don’t want gemstones or gold. I have those things already. I want…a steady hand. A kind soul. I want to fall asleep, and wake, knowing my heart is safe. I want to love, and be loved. — Shana Abe

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. I found it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay small acts of kindness and love. — Peter Jackson

Continue. Be loving and be strong. Be fierce and be kind. And don't give in and don't give up.' — Maya Angelou

Sometimes you have to kind of die inside in order to rise from your own ashes and believe in yourself and love yourself and become a new person. — Gerard Way

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More Kindness And Generosity Quotes

Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person; having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but to pour them all out, just as they are, chaff and grain together, knowing that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then, with a breath of kindness, blow the rest away. — George Eliot

Make it a practice to judge persons and things in the most favorable light at all times and under all circumstances. — Vincent de Paul

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. — Amelia Earhart

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

Goodness is about character - integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people. — Dennis Prager

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. — Mao Zedong

Simplification is one of the most difficult things to do. — Jonathan Ive

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

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. — Confucius

Your body is not who you are. I don't think women should label themselves based on the way they look. What about defining yourself by a different kind of measurement? What about your heart, your soul, your compassion, your generosity, your strength and your power? There are so many other things to focus on besides your waistline. — Mariska Hargitay

To receive everything, one must open one's hands and give. — Taisen Deshimaru

No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. 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. — Amelia Earhart

It is nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. — John Templeton

The value of a man resides in what he gives — Albert Einstein

No one has yet realized the wealth of sympathy, the kindness and generosity hidden in the soul of a child. The effort of every true education should be to unlock that treasure. — Emma Goldman

As Jesus explained, the right things have to die so the right things can live--we die to selfishness, greed, power, accumulation, prestige, and self-preservation, giving life to community, generosity, compassion, mercy, brotherhood, kindness, and love. The gospel will die in the toxic soil of self. — Sayings

Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style. — Rebecca Solnit

Let me, tonight look back across the span Twixt dawn and dark, and to my conscience say- Because of some good act to beast or human- The world is better that I lived today. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity. — Nathaniel Branden

Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. — Dalai Lama

Ernest Bevin had many of the strongest characteristics of the English race. His manliness, his common sense, his rough simplicity, sturdiness and kind heart, easy geniality and generosity, all are qualities which we who live in the southern part of this famous island regard with admiration. — Ernest Bevin

Tolerance is a form of generosity and it is a form of wisdom. There is nothing anywhere in the Dharma [Buddhist scriptures] that should ever lead anyone to become intolerant. Our goal as Buddhists is to learn to accept all kinds of people and to help all kinds of people discover the wisdom of the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha — Hsing Yun

Generosity is not limited to the giving of material things. We can be generous with our kindness and receptivity. Generosity can mean the simple giving of a smile or extending ourselves to really listen to a friend. Paradoxically, even being willing to receive the generosity of others can be a form of generosity. — Gil Fronsdal

Kind hearts are the garden, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the blossoms, kind deeds are the fruit. — John Ruskin

Silence the angry man with love. Silence the ill-natured man with kindness. Silence the miser with generosity. Silence the liar with truth. — Buddha

Without kindness there can be no true joy. — Thomas Carlyle

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need — Jennifer Granholm

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness. — Mencius

No matter how much we enjoy following the lives of the rich and famous, we know the world is affected more deeply by quiet, even invisible acts of integrity, kindness, and generosity, than by fame and fortune. — Karl Pearson

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