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Come; let us squeeze hands all round; nay, let us all squeeze ourselves into each other; let us squeeze ourselves universally into the very milk and sperm of kindness.
Herman Melville— 1851 Ishmael. Moby Dick, ch.114.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
aesop— The Lion and the Mouse
If he has deserved no kindness, but just the opposite, because he has maddened you with his injuries and insults, even this is no reason why you should not surround him with your affection and show him all sorts of favors.
john calvin— Page 38 (Golden Booklet of the True Christian Life)
He walked the earth generously spreading as much love and kindness in small ways, as well as big ways, as humanly possible. He was selfless with his heart, generous with his pocketbook, and most of all, he reached out with his spirit. ... Please remember that Richard Carlson left his own trail as he walked the earth and lived a life devoted to peace, love, and the betterment of humanity.
richard carlson— Kris Carlson, his widow, at the Richard Carlson Memorial Website
My little fellow, about four years old, whom I brought with me, gave himself no trouble amid the boats, omnibuses, and railway coaches, on sea, land, and in dark tunnels; his father was at his side, and never a care or fear or doubt or anxiety had he. May we have grace to be led by the hand, and trust to the care and kindness of a reconciled God and Father.
thomas guthrie— P. 598. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
Some people understand the charity of our Lord and are saved by it; others, relying on this mercy and kindness, continue in their sins, thinking that it may be theirs whenever they wish. But this is not so, for then they are too late and are taken in their sins before they expect it, and so damn themselves.
walter hilton— Book I, ch. 43 (p. 52)
A life of kindness is the primary meaning of divine worship.
emanuel swedenborg— New Jerusalem and Its Heavenly Doctrine #124
Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. 'Twas not given for thee alone, pass it on. Let it travel down the years, let it wipe another's tears, 'till in Heaven the deed appears - pass it on.
— Rev. Henry Burton, Pass It On
Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.
— Amy Tan, as quoted in A Small Drop of Ink : A Collection of Inspirational and Moving Quotations of the Ages (2003) by Linda Pendleton, p. 129
When your dreams tire, they go underground and out of kindness that's where they stay.
margaret fuller— Libby Houston, in the poem "Gold" in Necessity (1988).
True kindness presupposes the faculty of imagining as one’s own the suffering and joys of others.
andré gide— Portraits and Aphorisms (1903), Pretexts
Let him sensibly perceive, that the kindness he shews to others, is no ill husbandry for himself; but that it brings a return in kindness both from those that receive it, and those who look on. Make this a contest among children, who shall out-do one another in this way: and by this means, by a constant practise, children having made it easy to themselves to part with what they have, good nature may be settled in them into a habit, and they may take pleasure, and pique themselves in being kind, liberal and civil , to others.
john locke— Sec. 110 (Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693))
I doubt not but one great reason why many children abandon themselves wholly to silly sports, and trifle away all their time insipidly, is, because they have found their curiosity baulk'd, and their inquiries neglected. But had they been treated with more kindness and respect, and their questions answered, as they shuold, to their satisfaction; I doubt not but that they would have taken more pleasure in learning, and improving their knowledge, wherein there would still be newness and variety, which is what they are delighted with, than in returning over and over to the same play and play-things.
john locke— Sec. 118 (Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693))
Nothing is so much calculated to lead people to forsake sin as to take them by the hand, and watch over them with tenderness. When persons manifest the least kindness and love to me, O what power it has over my mind, while the opposite course has a tendency to harrow up all the harsh feelings and depress the human mind.
smith, joseph, jr.— History of the Church, 5:23–24.Joseph Smith, Jr., Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1976, p. 240
"Lord, for sixty-so years I've surrendered my love, to emblems of kindness, and not the kindness they were emblems of, Trammels and rings, with the strength of old strings, and some hobble skirt spring, by the old problem caught, Children, sometimes I think all our thoughts are just things, and then sometimes think things are just thoughts" and the rabble rang."
aaron weiss— Elephant in the Dock.
My wish for you is that you continue. Continue to be who and how you are, to astonish a mean world with your acts of kindness.
maya angelou— "Continue", written for Oprah Winfrey
Let him sensibly perceive, that the kindness he shews to others, is no ill husbandry for himself; but that it brings a return in kindness both from those that receive it, and those who look on. Make this a contest among children, who shall out-do one another in this way: and by this means, by a constant practise, children having made it easy to themselves to part with what they have, good nature may be settled in them into a habit, and they may take pleasure, and pique themselves in being kind, liberal and civil , to others.
john locke— John Locke, Some Thoughts Concerning Education (1693) Sec. 110
The soul that perpetually overflows with kindness and sympathy will always be cheerful.
— Parke Godwin, p. 48. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
The world is full of love and pity, I say. Had there been less suffering, there would have been less kindness.
william makepeace thackeray— William Makepeace Thackeray, The Adventures of Philip (1862), Ch. XXV.
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
William Arthur Ward— One of America's most quoted writers of inspirational maxims
kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.
Amelia Barr— British novelist
I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow human being let me do it now. Let me not defer nor neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
— As quoted anonymously in Hour by Hour; or, The Christian's Daily Life (1885), compiled by E.A.L., p. 37, and as "the old Quaker's words" in The Unitarian Vol. VI (July 1891); this version was given the title "Do It Now" in Heart Throbs: In Prose and Verse (1905) by Joe Mitchell Chapple.
I shall pass through this world but once! Any good thing, therefore, that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now, in his name, and for his sake! Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
— Anonymous quotation on a card, as quoted in The Friend, Vol. 61 (1888) by The Society of Friends, p. 364
kindness is a mark of faith , and whoever has not kindness has not faith.
— As quoted in Prabuddha Bharata : or Awakened India, Vol. 44 (1939) published by Advaita Ashrama, p. 84.
There is a reward for kindness to every living animal or human.
— Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2244, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari, #2466.
Being sociable and affable with people brings kindness and friendship.
— Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p.306
For attractive lips, speak words of kindness. For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
audrey hepburn
kindness has converted more sinners than either zeal, eloquence, or learning.
— Frederick William Faber, reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), p. 363
