100 Inspirational Short Kindness Quotes
Kindness has the power to brighten anyone’s day, and it starts with just a small gesture.
To inspire you and others, we’ve gathered all the best kindness quotes for your next post.
Now go ahead and browse through to find your favorite.
Short Kindness Quotes
“Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns.” — Author Unknown
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” — Tenzin Gyatso
“Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.” — Joseph Joubert
“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” — Confucius
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” — Dalai Lama
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” — William Arthur Ward
“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” — Publilius Syrus
“What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“You can always give something, even if it is just kindness.” — Anne Frank
“Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.” — William Shakespeare
“There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.” — Cicero
“Gentleness and kindness will make our homes a paradise upon earth.” — C. A. Bartol
“For it is in giving that we receive.” — Francis of Assisi
“Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.” — Samuel Johnson
“No one has ever become poor by giving.” — Anne Frank
“Be kind. Always if you have a choice, be kind.” — Anne Rice
“All I’m saying is, kindness don’t have no boundaries.” — Kathryn Stockett
“Kindness can become its own motive.” — Eric Hoffer
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” — Charles Dickens
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop
“The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.” — George MacDonald
“Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it’s being done to him or by him.” — Frank A. Clark
“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.” — Confucius
“The end result of kindness is that it draws people to you.” — Anita Roddick
“There’s no use doing a kindness if you do it a day too late.” — Charles Kingsley
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
“It is futile to judge a kind deed by its motives. Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” — Eric Hoffer
“A kind word is like a spring day.” — Russian proverb
“Men are cruel, but Man is kind.” — Rabindranath Tagore
“Never lose a chance of saying a kind word.” — William Makepeace Thackeray
“We can disagree and still be kind to each other.” — Gary Vaynerchuk
“One can’t be kind to one person and cruel to another.” — Morarji Desai
“Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” — Blaise Pascal
“An egoist lives in poverty. A kind person lives in abundance.” — Maxime Lagacé
“Kindness is wisdom.” — Philip James Bailey
“Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.” — Sophocles
“Kindness and a generous spirit go a long way.” — Max Irons
“Kindness costs nothing, yet it is a most precious gift.” — Katrina Mayer
“How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!” — George Elliston
“Kindness anticipates others’ needs and wishes.” — Lawrence G. Lovasik
“Giving kindness does us as much good as receiving it.” — Piero Ferrucci
“Kindness is loving yourself enough to love those around you.” — Raktivist
“Every act of kindness is a piece of love we leave behind.” — Paul Williams
“To touch someone with kindness is to change someone forever.” — Mike Dooley
“Kindness is spreading sunshine into people’s lives regardless of the weather.” — Raktivist
Inspirational Short Quotes on Kindness
“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” — Bob Kerrey
“He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it.” — Dante Alighieri
“Kindness gives birth to kindness.” ― Sophocles
“Kill them with kindness, slay them with a smile.” ― Caesar
“Choosing kindness is just as easy as smiling.” ― Jacob Tremblay
“I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” — Tennessee Williams
“Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.” ― Kahlil Gibran
“It is kindness to immediately refuse what you intend to deny.” ― Publilius Syrus
“Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” ― Charles Glassman
“Genuine kindness is no ordinary act, but a gift of rare beauty.” ― Sylvia Rossetti
“Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.” ― Isaac Bashevis Singer
“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” — Mark Twain
“Real kindness seeks no return; What return can the world make to rain clouds?” — Tiruvalluvar
“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
“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” — Oscar Wilde
“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” — Desmond Tutu
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” — Steve Maraboli
“Every single time you help somebody stand up you are helping humanity rise.” — Steve Maraboli
“Small acts of kindness add up, and in the end may save the world.” ― Lex Fridman
“Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.” ― Kiana Tom
“I think true success is intrinsic… It’s love. It’s kindness. It’s community.” ― Tom Shadyac
“Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.” ― Kin Hubbard
“Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.” ― Evelyn Underhill
“Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” ― Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” ― Jackie Chan
“Not always actions show the man; we find who does a kindness is not therefore kind.” ― Alexander Pope
“Always be kind, but kindness doesn’t mean that you have to not say what you think.” ― Grace VanderWaal
“That best portion of a man’s life, his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love.” ― William Wordsworth
“The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.” ― Henry David Thoreau
“One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness; usually it comes back to you.” — Anonymous
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” — Scott Adams
“If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.” — Lao Tzu
“The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey.” — Sarah Fielding
“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” — Lao Tzu
“Kindness can transform someone’s dark moment with a blaze of light. You’ll never know how much your caring matters. Make a difference for another today.” — Amy Leigh Mercree
“Practice kindness – particularly when you feel irritated or things are not going well. Kindness hardly ever goes wrong.” — Lewis Richmond
“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
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” — George Sand
“You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you.” — Debbie Macomber
“Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.” — Plato
“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” — Albert Schweitzer
“Kindness is an inner desire that makes us want to do good things even if we do not get anything in return. It is the joy of our life to do them. When we do good things from this inner desire, there is kindness in everything we think, say, want and do.” — Emanuel Swedenborg
“Don’t be reckless with other people’s hearts, and don’t put up with people that are reckless with yours.” — Mary Schmich
“But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.” — Rick Riordan
“Being kind to someone, only to look kind to others, defeats the purpose of being kind.” — Shannon L. Alder
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” — Amelia Earhart
“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
“Kindness holds the key to the secret of our own transformation and, in the process, of the transformation of the world.” — Jean Maalouf
“Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” — Kahlil Gibran
“Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.” — Gordon B. Hinckley
“A little kindness from person to person is better than a vast love for all humankind.” — Richard Dehmel
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“If you treat people right they will treat you right … ninety percent of the time.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt
