“IT TAKES LESS TIME TO DO A THING RIGHT THAN TO EXPLAIN WHY YOU DID IT WRONG.”
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Other kindness quotations you might like:
“LET US REMEMBER: ONE BOOK, ONE PEN, ONE CHILD, AND ONE TEACHER CAN CHANGE THE WORLD.”
—Malala Yousafzai
“KINDNESS IS DOING THE RIGHT THING, FOR THE RIGHT REASON, AT THE RIGHT TIME - ROOTED IN LOVE, RESPECT AND PEACE.”
—RAKtivist
“A NICE PERSON IS A 'YES' PERSON, WHEREAS A GOOD PERSON IS A PERSON WHO ACCEPTS THEIR RESPONSIBILITY IN THINGS, MOVES FORWARD, TRIES TO CONSTANTLY EVOLVE, AND ISN'T AFRAID TO SAY NO OR CHALLENGE SOMEONE TO BE HONEST OR TRUTHFUL.”
—Miranda Kerr
“PUT YOUR HEART, MIND, AND SOUL INTO EVEN YOUR SMALLEST ACTS. THIS IS THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.”
—Swami Sivananda
“I EXPECT TO PASS THROUGH LIFE BUT ONCE. IF THEREFORE, THERE BE ANY KINDNESS I CAN SHOW, OR ANY GOOD THING I CAN DO TO ANY FELLOW BEING, LET ME DO IT NOW, AND NOT DEFER OR NEGLECT IT, AS I SHALL NOT PASS THIS WAY AGAIN.”
—William Penn
“I FEEL THE CAPACITY TO CARE IS THE THING WHICH GIVES LIFE ITS DEEPEST SIGNIFICANCE.”
—Pablo Casais
“DO YOUR LITTLE BIT OF GOOD WHERE YOU ARE; IT’S THOSE LITTLE BITS OF GOOD PUT TOGETHER THAT OVERWHELM THE WORLD”
—Desmond Tutu
““THIS IS MY SIMPLE RELIGION. NO NEED FOR TEMPLES. NO NEED FOR COMPLICATED PHILOSOPHY. YOUR OWN MIND, YOUR OWN HEART IS THE TEMPLE. YOUR PHILOSOPHY IS SIMPLE KINDNESS.” ”
—Dalai Lama XIV
“REMEMBER THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SMALL ACT OF KINDNESS. EVERY ACT CREATES A RIPPLE WITH NO LOGICAL END”
—Scott Adams