Kindness is one of the most overlooked qualities in today’s society. What we say to someone and the way we act towards has the ability to completely make or break their day. While being kind seems self-explanatory, there’s a variety of ways to express it. Simple acts of kindness like holding the door for someone or just simply greeting everyone with a smile can go a long way.
I remember one particular day when I was returning from university. When entering the bus I noticed that the individual in front of me, didn’t have enough money on their card to pay the fare. Noticing this I thought I would do something nice for them and picked up their fare. The reaction I received was heart-warming. It turned out the individual was having a terrible day. They had just received a bad grade on one of their highest-weighted exams which contributed greatly to their sadness. Now to add on to their already bad day, they were unable to pay the bus fare to get home.
To further help showcase the idea of how to be kind, Scott Adams said it best:
Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
Keeping this in mind I have compiled a list of my 40 favourite “be kind” quotes.
40 Inspirational “Be Kind” Quotes:
- “A kind word is a form of charity.” – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
- “When words are both true and kind, they can change the world” – BUDDHA
- “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see” – Mark Twain
- “True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness, we offer to others.” – Alek Wek
- “Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” – Princess Diana
- “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.” – Henry James
- “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “There is a reward for kindness to every living thing.” – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
- “You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on.” – Dolly Parton
- “Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.” – Holly Branson
- “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” – Jesse Jackson
- “Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.” – Robin Williams
- “Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished.” – Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
- “Teaching kids good manners is teaching them about kindness, consideration, and respect.” – Claire Stranberg
- “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey
- “He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” Desmond Tutu
- “Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty.” – Sylvia Rossetti
- “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop
- “Kind people are the best kind of people.” – author unknown
- “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” – Mother Teresa
- “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” – Barbara De Angelis
- “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fibre of a free people.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” – Eric Hoffer
- “Kindness implies the recognition of being of the same nature as others, being of a kind, in kinship.” – Penelope Campling
- “Kindness extended, received, or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved.” – Wayne Dyer
- “You will never have a completely bad day if you show kindness at least once.” – Greg Henry Quinn
- “Our kindness towards another propagates across a network of individuals, just as a hostile relation can span generations.” – John Shea,
- “This river of kindness flows through each and every one of us, connecting us. Because kindness is more than just medicine. The act of giving and receiving is where the real magic of human connection occurs.” – Leon Logothesis
- “Perform little acts of kindness ‘just because’, and watch how much better you feel about yourself.” – James Fullerton
- “In order to lead people, you must lead them with kindness and attempt to show encouragement and enthusiasm no matter what you are trying to accomplish.” – Mel Kennedy
- “Patience, kindness, and acceptance are often hard to find, and admitting when you’re lacking in those areas can be even more difficult.” – Tina Samples
- “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” – Kahlil Gibran
- “Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.” – Roy T. Bennett
- “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” – J. Palacio
- “Perform a random act of kindness for someone: a smile, compliment, or a favor just for fun. These will multiply and spread very rapidly.” – Steve Brunkhorst
- “Those who have suffered a tragedy need to know that they are loved and cared about. They need to feel that they have not been forgotten and left to their own devices. Doing little things for such people does not entail much effort or time and generally little money, but it will mean all the difference to those to whom you show such kindness.” – Eliezer Alperstein
- “Kindness is an electrical spark of life that runs through all kingdoms and has a reciprocal action when shown to others.” – Joe Hayes
- “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud” – Maya Angelou
- “Kindness is seeing the best in others when they cannot see it in themselves.” – Raktivist
- “Kindness starts with one.” – The random acts of kindness foundation
- “The world is full of kind people… If you can’t find one, be one” – Unknown Author
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