“THERE ARE 2 WAYS OF SPREADING LIGHT: TO BE THE CANDLE OR THE MIRROR THAT REFLECTS IT.”
—Edith Wharton
Other kindness quotations you might like:
“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
“NO ACT OF KINDNESS IS TOO SMALL. THE GIFT OF KINDNESS MAY START AS A SMALL RIPPLE THAT OVER TIME CAN TURN INTO A TIDAL WAVE AFFECTING THE LIVES OF MANY.”
—Kevin Heath
“HOW LOVELY TO THINK THAT NO ONE NEED WAIT A MOMENT. WE CAN START NOW, START SLOWLY, CHANGING THE WORLD. HOW LOVELY THAT EVERYONE, GREAT AND SMALL, CAN MAKE A CONTRIBUTION TOWARD INTRODUCING JUSTICE STRAIGHTAWAY. AND YOU CAN ALWAYS, ALWAYS GIVE SOMETHING, EVEN IF IT IS ONLY KINDNESS!”
—Anne Frank
“THOSE WHO MAKE COMPASSION AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR LIVES FIND THE JOY OF LIFE. KINDNESS DEEPENS THE SPIRIT AND PRODUCES REWARDS THAT CANNOT BE COMPLETELY EXPLAINED IN WORDS. IT IS AN EXPERIENCE MORE POWERFUL THAN WORDS. TO BECOME ACQUAINTED WITH KINDNESS ONE MUST BE PREPARED TO LEARN NEW THINGS AND FEEL NEW FEELINGS. KINDNESS IS MORE THAN A PHILOSOPHY OF THE MIND. IT IS A PHILOSOPHY OF THE SPIRIT. ”
—Robert J. Furey
“I FEEL THE CAPACITY TO CARE IS THE THING WHICH GIVES LIFE ITS DEEPEST SIGNIFICANCE.”
—Pablo Casais
“KINDNESS IS THE SOCIAL GLUE THAT CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS WITHIN A COMMUNITY - KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS!”
—RAKtivist
“KINDNESS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE AND SHOWS HUMANITY MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE.”
—RAKtivist
“YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE IF YOU JUST HELP ENOUGH PEOPLE GET WHAT THEY WANT IN LIFE.”
—Zig Ziglar
“NEVER DOUBT THAT A SMALL GROUP OF THOUGHTFUL, COMMITTED CITIZENS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. INDEED, IT IS THE ONLY THING THAT EVER HAS”
—Margaret Mead