Kindness does wonderful things

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” – Desmond Tutu
“Kindness does wonderful things to a face.” – Dixie Doyle
“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” – Samuel Johnson
“Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.” – William Shakespeare
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” – Mother Teresa

“The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.” – Albert Einstein
“Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.” – Coco Chanel
“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi
“Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.” – Ian Maclaren
“For it is in giving that we receive.” – Francis of Assisi

“I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.” – Andie MacDowell
“Love and kindness go hand in hand.” – Marian Keyes
“Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” – Eric Hoffer
“Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin
“I’m honest and fair, but I don’t dispense false kindness.” – Steve Easterbrook

“Every day, some act of kindness comes my way, even if it’s just someone opening the door. It happens every day if you keep an eye out for it. Keeping an eye out, that’s the key.” – Aaron Neville
“Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.” – Mason Cooley
“The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” – Sarah Fielding
“It may take a little self-discipline, be simple, be kind, stay rested.” – Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
“When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” – Saint Francis de Sales

“A generous person will prosper.” – Proverbs 11:25
“Being generous often consists of simply extending a hand. That’s hard to do if you are grasping tightly to your righteousness, your belief system, your superiority, your assumptions about others, your definition of normal.” – Patti Digh
“Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.” – Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
“I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.” – Lady Gaga
“Generosity takes an open heart and a love that asks for nothing in return.” – Anonymous

“Don’t wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly, lead the way.” – Steve Maraboli
“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” – Francis of Assisi
“In the midst of global crises such as pollution, wars and famine, kindness may be too easily dismissed as a ‘soft’ issue, or a luxury to be addressed after the urgent problems are solved. But kindness is the greatest need in all those areas – kindness toward the environment, toward other nations, toward the needs of people who are suffering. Until we reflect basic kindness in everything we do, our political gestures will be fleeting and fragile.” – Bo Lozoff
“Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.” – Mencius