Today, 13th November is World Kindness Day. And while we certainly should not have a day to be kind – we should be kind every single day, this day also reinforces the importance of kindness in today’s world.
Here are a few profound quotes on kindness that tell you why this virtue is so important, today and always.
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” ~ Anne Frank, diary of Anne Frank: the play
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” ~ Scott Adams
“The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” ~ William Wordsworth
“Choosing kindness is just as easy as smiling.” ~ Jacob Tremblay
“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.” ~ Annie Lennox
“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
“The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” ~ Sarah Fielding
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” ~ Wendy Mass, The Candymakers
“Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary.” ~ J M Barrie
“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful then a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” ~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
“Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.” ~ William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” ~ Kahlil Gibran, The Essential Kahlil Gibran
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop
“I would rather make mistakes in kindness and compassion than work miracles in unkindness and hardness.” ~ Mother Teresa, A Gift for God: Prayers and Meditations
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” ~ Lao-Tzu
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
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~ Desmond Tutu
Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time. ~ Ron Hall
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” ~ Dalai Lama XIV
“Be a little kinder than you have to.” ~ E. Lockhart, We Were Liars
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” ~ Plato
“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
“Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.” ~ Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
Happy World Kindness Day, folks! Be kind and be happy!
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