Kindness Quotes By Famous People

The world could always use some more examples of compassion. If you're looking for to show more kindness in your own life, or wish to spread the love

Kindness Quotes Being kind does not just have an immediate effect on other people however, it can have positive effects on yourself too. Everybody could benefit from a amount of kindness in their lives and, when you consider World Kindness Day right around the corner, it's the perfect time to spread the love. It all starts with you. by using kindness quotes you can easily give a little love.

Being nice is pretty obvious however, there is numerous ways you can demonstrate the concept. It could be welcoming someone in or giving them a bouquet flowers, being kind can make more impact than you imagine. It's one of the most valuable qualities that a person could possess. With quotes on compassion, it is possible to to spread the beauty. Being kind can go quite a ways. Are you being good today?


Kindness Quotes


The world could always use some more examples of compassion. If you're looking for to show more kindness in your own life, or wish to spread the love to others around you by doing the occasional act of kindness, you can read and share these quotes about kindness. Desmond Tutu, Maya Angelou and Princess Diana and many more expressed their thoughts with the following "be kind" quotes. If these kind words don't suffice Get inspired by these inspirational quotes, laugh at these funny memes about kindness and encourage your children to get engaged in these acts of kindness to children.

Kindness Quotes By Famous People



The wonderful thing is that it’s so incredibly easy to be kind. Ingrid Newkirk

  •  The wonderful thing is that it’s so incredibly easy to be kind. Ingrid Newkirk
No matter how educated, talented or rich you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. Vala Afshar

  • No matter how educated, talented or rich you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all. Vala Afshar
We are the leaves of one branch, the drops of one sea, the flowers of one garden. Jean Baptiste Henry Lacordaire

  • We are the leaves of one branch, the drops of one sea, the flowers of one garden. Jean Baptiste Henry Lacordaire
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales

  • When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time. Saint Francis de Sales
We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. Roy T. Bennett

  • We are all different. Don’t judge, understand instead. Roy T. Bennett 
It’s wise to be kind. It’s wiser to be kind and truthful. Maxime Lagacé

  • It’s wise to be kind. It’s wiser to be kind and truthful. Maxime Lagacé
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The luckier you are the nicer you should be and the nicer you are the luckier you’ll be. Morgan Housel

  • The luckier you are the nicer you should be and the nicer you are the luckier you’ll be. Morgan Housel 
Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty. Sylvia Rossetti

  • Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty. Sylvia Rossetti
Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. Kin Hubbard

  • Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home. Kin Hubbard
A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. Francis of Assisi

  • A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows. Francis of Assisi
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It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn’t matter. Because I think it’s pretty much the only thing that matters. Josh Radnor

  • It really shocks me when I encounter people who think kindness doesn’t matter. Because I think it’s pretty much the only thing that matters. Josh Radnor
A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George Dennison Prentice

  • A word of kindness is seldom spoken in vain, while witty sayings are as easily lost as the pearls slipping from a broken string. George Dennison Prentice
Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. Evelyn Underhill

  • Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. Evelyn Underhill
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Robert Green Ingersoll

  • Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Robert Green Ingersoll
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The most beautiful family is based respect. The most beautiful relationship is based on love. The most beautiful world in based on kindness. Maxime Lagacé

  • The most beautiful family is based respect. The most beautiful relationship is based on love. The most beautiful world in based on kindness. Maxime Lagacé
It doesn’t do any good to argue. Be kind. Richard G. Scott

  • It doesn’t do any good to argue. Be kind. Richard G. Scott
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Men are cruel, but Man is kind. Rabindranath Tagore

  • Men are cruel, but Man is kind. Rabindranath Tagore
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Unknown

  • Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Unknown
Being nice is a competitive advantage. Anthony Pompliano

  • Being nice is a competitive advantage. Anthony Pompliano 
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. Teresa of Avila

  • Be gentle to all and stern with yourself. Teresa of Avila
Be kind to the living. James McBride

  • Be kind to the living. James McBride
How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it! George Elliston

  • How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it! George Elliston
Be a little kinder than you have to. E. Lockhart

  • Be a little kinder than you have to. E. Lockhart
Praise by name, criticize by category. Warren Buffett

  • Praise by name, criticize by category. Warren Buffett
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We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. Frederick William Robertson

  • We win by tenderness. We conquer by forgiveness. Frederick William Robertson
Small acts of kindness add up, and in the end may save the world. Lex Fridman

  • Small acts of kindness add up, and in the end may save the world. Lex Fridman
Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. Sophocles

  • Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness. Sophocles
Tenderness is a virtue. Oliver Goldsmith

  • Tenderness is a virtue. Oliver Goldsmith
Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie

  • Always be a little kinder than necessary. James M. Barrie
Kill them with kindness, slay them with a smile. Caesar (The Goodbye Man)

  • Kill them with kindness, slay them with a smile. Caesar (The Goodbye Man)
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Kindness is showing someone they matter. Unknown

  • Kindness is showing someone they matter. Unknown
Be kind with people and tough with their ideas. @TheStoicEmperor

  • Be kind with people and tough with their ideas. @TheStoicEmperor
Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey

  • Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey
Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. Max Irons

  • Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way. Max Irons
Only the gentle are powerful. Maxime Lagacé

  • Only the gentle are powerful. Maxime Lagacé
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Be as successful as you want, but if you’re unkind, you’re not. Maxime Lagacé

  • Be as successful as you want, but if you’re unkind, you’re not. Maxime Lagacé
Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. Kiana Tom

  • Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. Kiana Tom
Kindness gives birth to kindness. Sophocles

  • Kindness gives birth to kindness. Sophocles
Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life. Isaac Bashevis Singer

  • Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life. Isaac Bashevis Singer 
In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi

  • In a gentle way, you can shake the world. Mahatma Gandhi
For it is in giving that we receive. Francis of Assisi

  • For it is in giving that we receive. Francis of Assisi
Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle. Ian Maclaren (For more detail on the source of this quote, check this link)

  • Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle. Ian Maclaren (For more detail on the source of this quote, check this link)
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi

  • The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. Albert Einstein

  • The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth. Albert Einstein
Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs. Coco Chanel

  • Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs. Coco Chanel
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa

  • Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless. Mother Teresa
Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us. Pope Francis

  • Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us. Pope Francis
Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. William Shakespeare

  • Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness. William Shakespeare
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. 14th Dalai Lama

  • Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. 14th Dalai Lama
The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. Henry David Thoreau

  • The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard. Henry David Thoreau