“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.”
“Kindness is igniting a light in someone else for no reason other than to watch them enjoy the glow.”
“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.”
“We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.”
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
“The best index to a person's character is how he treats people who can't do him any good and how he treats people who can't fight back.”
“Kindness is not what you do, but who you are.”