100 Kindness Quotes to Inspire You to Do Random Acts of Kindness

Kindness is such a thing, when we practice it either to other people or towards ourselves we can experience positive mental and physical changes. Here are the best Kindness Quotes to inspire you to do little random acts of kindness.

Kindness Quotes

1. “Kindness is your soul’s basic nature, acknowledge it and be kind.” ~ Invajy

2. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

3. “When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.” ~ Buddha

4. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~ Dalai Lama

5. “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

6. “Gratitude, compassion and kindness are pillars to make you a better person.” ~ Invajy

7. “Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa
8. “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” ~ Og Mandino
9. “No one is born hating another person…People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” ~ Nelson Mandela
10. “Simple kindness may be the most vital key to the riddle of how human beings can live with each other in peace, and care properly for this planet we all share.” ~ Bo Lozoff

Be Kind Quotes

11. “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
12. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.” ~ Confucius
13. “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
14. “A smile remains the most inexpensive gift I can bestow on anyone and yet its powers can vanquish kingdoms.” ~ Og Mandino
15. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~ Leo Buscaglia
16. “Never look down on anybody unless you’re helping them up.” ~ Jesse Jackson
17. “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” ~ Publilius Syrus
18. “No one has ever become poor by giving.” ~ Anne Frank
19. “The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole, but true beauty in a Woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives, the passion that she knows.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
20. “If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up.” ~ Booker T. Washington

Quotes about Kindness

21. “Responsibility does not only lie with the leaders of our countries or with those who have been appointed or elected to do a particular job. It lies with each of us individually. Peace, for example, starts within each one of us. When we have inner peace, we can be at peace with those around us.” ~ Dalai Lama
22. “A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men.” ~ Thomas Carlyle
23. “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” ~ Desmond Tutu
24. “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson
25. “How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time” ~ Morgan Freeman
26. “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~ Maya Angelou
27. “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” ~ J. Palacio
28. “One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.” ~ Sophocles
29. “How would your life be different if… You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.” ~ Steve Maraboli
30. “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” ~ Wendy Mass

Quotes inspiring to be Kind

31. “Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. And, kindness in giving creates love.” ~ Lao Tzu
32. “Never be so busy as not to think of others.” ~ Mother Teresa
33. “Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.” ~  A. Bartol
34. “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain
35. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” ~ Ronald Reagan
36. “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” ~ Bob Kerrey
37. “I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.”- Pablo Casals
38. “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
39. “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.” ~ Harold Kushner
40. “Extend yourself in kindness to other human beings wherever you can.” ~ Oprah Winfrey

Best Kindness Quotes

41. “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” ~ Franklin Roosevelt
42. “Kindness and faithfulness keep a king safe, through kindness his throne is made secure.” ~ King Solomon
43. “Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can.” ~ Andrew Iskander
44. “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” ~ Charles Glassman
45. “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” ~ Dalai Lama

46. “Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They’re underused.” ~ Tommy Lee Jones
47. “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” ~Dalai Lama
48. “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.” ~ Lucius Annaeus Seneca
49. “When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ~ Maya Angelou
50. “Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty.” ~ Sylvia Rossetti

Kindness Quotes

51. “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” ~ Eric Hoffer
52. “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” ~ Anne Herbert
53. “A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” ~ Steve Maraboli
54. “Compassion and daily acts of kindness make life far meaningful and fulfilling” ~Invajy
55. “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” ~ Jean-Jacques Rousseau
56. “Always be a little kinder than necessary.” ~ James M. Barrie
57. “A kind word is like a Spring day.” ~ Russian Proverb
58. “Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.” ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
59. “Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. It will wear well and will be remembered long after the prism of politeness or the complexion of courtesy has faded away.” ~ Abraham Lincoln
60. “When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.” ~ Dalai Lama

Famous Kindness Quotes

61. “Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.” ~ Amelia Barr
62. “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolutions.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
63. “What we all have in common is an appreciation of kindness and compassion; all the religions have this. Love. We all lean towards love.” ~ Richard Gere
64. “One thing I do know for a fact is that the nicer we are to our fellow human beings, the nicer the universe is to us.” ~Joe Rogan
65. “To err on the side of kindness is seldom an error.” ~ Liz Armbruster
66. “A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve.” ~ Joseph Joubert
67. “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” ~ Mother Teresa
68. “You can cultivate mercy when you extend acts of compassion and kindness to yourself and to other people.” ~ Bree Miller
69. “Kindness is an electrical spark of life that runs through all kingdoms and has a reciprocal action when shown to others.” ~ Joe Hayes
70. “It is the characteristic of the magnanimous man to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others.” ~ Aristotle

Kindness Quotes

71. “Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
72. “A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” ~ John Ruskin
73. “Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” ~ Robert Green Ingersoll
74. “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” ~ Jackie Chan
75. “Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.” ~ Henry Van Dyke
76. “Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” ~ Joseph B. Wirthlin
77. “The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” ~ Sarah Fielding
78. “Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin
79. “Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” ~ Anonymous
80. “Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.” ~ Dr. Seuss

Being Kind Quotes

81. “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” ~ Albert Schweitzer
82. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ~ Aesop
83. “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda
84. “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” ~ Scott Adams
85. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” ~ Harold S. Kushner
86. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” ~ Confucius
87. “The wonderful thing is that it’s so incredibly easy to be kind.” ~ Ingrid Newkirk
88. “An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind.” ~ Kahlil Gibran
89. “I’m a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small.” ~ Liam Neeson
90. “Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.” ~ Evelyn Underhill

Kindness Quotes

91. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
92. “I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.” ~ Lady Gaga
93. “Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.” ~ Sophocles
94. “If you have an impulse to kindness, act on it.” ~ Douglas Coupland
95. “The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.” ~ Charles Kuralt
96. “A kindness received should be returned with a freer hand.” ~ Saint Ambrose
97. “Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him.” ~ Frank A. Clark
98. “For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.” ~ Audrey Hepburn
99. “Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.” ~ William Makepeace Thackeray
100. “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ~ Winston Churchill

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