Top 200 Kindness Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”

— Harold S. Kushner

152. “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.”

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

153. “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.”

— Blaise Pascal

154. “My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world.”

— Jack Layton

155. “Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.”

— H. Jackson Brown Jr.

156. “The thinking person must oppose all cruel customs, no matter how deeply rooted in tradition and surrounded by a halo. When we have a choice, we must avoid bringing torment and injury into the life of another.”

— Albert Schweitzer

157. “Compassion and tolerance are not a sign of weakness, but a sign of strength.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

158. “Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.”

— Markus Zusak

159. “A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”

— William Arthur Ward

160. “Nobody is so poor he has nothing to give, and nobody is so rich he has nothing to receive.”

— Pope John Paul II

161. “It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.”

— Mother Teresa

162. “Be nice to everyone, always smile, and appreciate things because it could all be gone tomorrow.”

— Ed Sheeran

163. “I think a hero is any person really intent on making this a better place for all people.”

— Maya Angelou

164. “I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I’ll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.”

— Roald Dahl

165. “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

166. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

— Confucius

167. “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.”

— Jackie Chan

168. “From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.”

— Arthur Ashe

169. “Life is like a mirror. Smile at it and it smiles back at you.”

— Peace Pilgrim

170. “I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.”

— Mary Oliver

171. “Don’t just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice; it’s about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.”

— Colin Powell

172. “For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”

— Audrey Hepburn

173. “You can’t live a perfect day until you do something for someone who will never be able to repay you.”

— John Wooden

174. “Kindness is always fashionable.”

— Amelia E. Barr

175. “I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.”

— Ellen DeGeneres

176. “Never give up on anybody.”

— Hubert H. Humphrey

177. “Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody's business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.”

— Thomas Merton

178. “We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

— Abraham Lincoln

179. “Our lives are not our own. We are bound to others, past and present, and by each crime and every kindness, we birth our future.”

— David Mitchell

180. “A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person.”

— Dave Barry

181. “The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.”

— Chanakya

182. “Real love means loving kindness and compassion, the kind of love that does not have any conditions.”

— Nhat Hanh

183. “Radiate boundless love towards the entire world – above, below, and across – unhindered, without ill will, without enmity.”

— Buddha

184. “It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.”

— Erma Bombeck

185. “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

186. “I believe in the kindness of strangers. And when I’m at war with myself I ride, I just ride.”

— Lana Del Rey

187. “Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.”

— Ali ibn Abi Talib

188. “I’m a kind person, I’m kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you’ll remember me for.”

— Al Capone

189. “Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”

— Confucius

190. “If every man would help his neighbor, no man would be without help.”

— Bruce Lee

191. “Grace means undeserved kindness. It is the gift of God to man the moment he sees he is unworthy of God’s favor.”

— D.L. Moody

192. “Colleagues should take care of each other, have fun, celebrate success, learn by failure, look for reasons to praise not to criticize, communicate freely and respect each other.”

— Richard Branson

193. “Warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.”

— C.G. Jung

194. “When you start to develop your powers of empathy and imagination, the whole world opens up to you.”

— Susan Sarandon

195. “Your presence is the most precious gift you can give to another human being.”

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

196. “The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love.”

— Mother Teresa

197. “Be an encourager. The world has plenty of critics already.”

— Dave Willis

198. “I belong to no religion. My religion is love. Every heart is my temple.”

— Rumi

199. “Love cannot remain by itself – it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. Whatever form we are, able or disabled, rich or poor, it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing; a lifelong sharing of love with others.”

— Mother Teresa

200. “Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred – this is the law Eternal.”

— Buddha