Acts Of Kindness Quotes - Page 2

• The center of human nature is rooted in ten thousand ordinary acts of kindness that define our days.

  Stephen Jay Gould

  Kindness, Ordinary, Human Nature

  Stephen Jay Gould (1993). “Eight little piggies: reflections in natural history”, Vintage

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• No discovery of modern psychology is, in my opinion, so important as its scientific proof of the necessity of self-sacrifice (or discipline) to self-realization and happiness.

  Henry C. Link

  Kindness, Sacrifice, Discovery

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• If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

  Mother Teresa

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Christian

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• Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.

  Humphry Davy

  Life, Family, Smile

  Sir Humphry Davy, John Davy (1839). “The Collected Works of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. ...: Memoirs of the life of Sir Humphry Davy, by his brother, John Davy”, p.448

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• Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

  Norman MacEwen

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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  I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• How beautiful a day can be, when kindness touches it!

  George Elliston

  Beautiful, Thank You, Gratitude

  George Elliston (1929). “Cinderella cargoes: poems for poets and for those who love poetry”

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• Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

  Mao Zedong

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

  Scott Adams

  Inspirational, Kindness, Small Acts

  "A Kind Word". DNRC Newsletter #9, December 1995.

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  For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Life, Beauty, Kindness

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• 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 peace.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Inspirational, Happiness

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• Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

  Princess Diana

  Inspirational, Motivational, Kindness

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• What are you doing for others?

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Kings, Helping Others, Volunteer

  Jim Haskins, James Haskins, Martin Luther King (Jr.) (1992). “I have a dream: the life and words of Martin Luther King, Jr”, Millbrook Pr

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  But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world, and there's incredible acts of kindness and bravery and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.

  Dave Matthews

  Beautiful, Kindness, Giving

  "Dave Matthews On His Band's 'Unique Sort Of Love Affair'". "All Things Considered" with Guy Raz, www.npr.org. September 8, 2012.

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• Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.

  William Makepeace Thackeray

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Kindness

  William Makepeace Thackeray (2016). “Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics)”, p.243, Diversion Books

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• I am only one,
  But still I am one.

  Helen Keller

  Responsibility, Volunteer, Solitude

  "The Book of Good Cheer : A Little Bundle of Cheery Thoughts‎" by Edwin Osgood Grover, (p. 28), 1909.

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• If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

  Francis Bacon

  Kindness, Men, Grace

  Essays "Of Goodness, and Goodness of Nature" (1625)

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• The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.

  Sarah Fielding

  Inspirational, Kindness, Healing

  Sarah Fielding (2015). “The Adventures of David Simple and Volume the Last”, p.339, University Press of Kentucky

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• I feel the capacity to care is the thing which gives life its deepest significance.

  Pablo Casals

  Inspirational, Kindness, Caring

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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

  Aesop

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  Aesop (1963). “Aesop's fables”, Cliffs Notes

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• Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Martin Luther King Jr. (1963). “Strength to Love”

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• Too often we underestimate the power of a touch.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Smile, Appreciation, Kindness

  "Love". Book by Leo Buscaglia, 1972.

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• Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.

  Dalai Lama

  Spiritual, Religious, Kindness

  "The Dalai Lama, A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology by and about the Dalai Lama" edited by Sidney Piburn, (p. 52), 1990.

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• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• The catch phrase for the day is 'Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.'

  Harvey Ball

  Happiness, Smile, Laughter

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