
In a gentle way, you can shake the world.Mahatma Gandhi
These 47 quotes on kindness come straight from the QuotePlace collection — lines by poets, philosophers, leaders and artists across the centuries. Open any card to read the quote on its own page and meet the author behind it.

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.Mahatma Gandhi

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.Mark Twain

My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.Maya Angelou

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.Aesop

Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.Paramahansa Yogananda

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.Dalai Lama

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.Dalai Lama

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.Dalai Lama

Conquer anger with non-anger. Conquer badness with goodness. Conquer meanness with generosity.Gautama Buddha

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.Dylan Thomas
Kind words will unlock an iron door.Turkish proverb
Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.Blaise Pascal
In separateness lies the world's great misery, in compassion lies the world's true strength.Gautama Buddha
Love and compassion open our own inner life, reducing stress, distrust and loneliness.Dalai Lama
To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.Johannes Gaertner
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
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.Lao Tzu
History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.Winston Churchill
The greatest antidote to insecurity and the sense of fear is compassion — it brings one back to the basis of one's inner strengthDalai Lama
To be thoughtful and kind only takes a few seconds compared to the timeless hurt caused by one rude gesture.Byron Pulsifer
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.Albert Schweitzer
There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.Dalai Lama
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.Keshavan Nair
Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.Gautama Buddha
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.Frances de Sales
The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is reason.Thomas Paine
Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.Gordon Hinckley
The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.Oscar Wilde
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…Tenzin Gyatso
Be gentle first with yourself if you wish to be gentle with others.Lama Yeshe
Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.Mother Teresa
Neither genius, fame, nor love show the greatness of the soul. Only kindness can do that.Jean Lacordaire
Compassion and happiness are not a sign of weakness but a sign of strength.Dalai Lama
Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.Theodore Rubin
Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.Henry James
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.Lao Tzu
If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.Gautama Buddha
The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.Ella Wilcox
I do not think there is any other quality so essential to success of any kind as the quality of perseverance. It overcomes almost everything, even…John D. Rockefeller
We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery we need humanity; more than cleverness we need kindness and gentleness.Charlie Chaplin

Without suffering, we do not have the opportunity to cultivate compassion and understanding; and without understanding, there can be no true love.Thich Nhat Hanh

Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.Mother Teresa

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.Dalai Lama

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.Fred Rogers

When the choice is to be right or to be kind, always make the choice that brings peace.Wayne Dyer

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.Albert Schweitzer