Favorite Quotations ~  Kindness, 5 Pay It Forward

"Write injuries in sand, kindnesses in marble." ~ French Proverb

Blessed is he who speaks a kindness; thrice blessed is he who repeats it. ~ Arabian Saying

I believe that caring for something or someone in need is what makes us human… What we really need is a chance to practice kindness ourselves. Not receive it, but give it. ~ Troy Chapman

If we give someone a piece of bread and butter, that’s kindness, but if we put jelly or peanut butter on it, then it’s Loving Kindness. ~ Barbara Johnson

Alas, we who wished to lay the foundations of kindness could not ourselves be kind. ~ Bertolt Brecht, To Posterity

We must be purposely kind and generous or we miss the best part of life's existence. ~ Horace Mann

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

Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom. ~ Theodore Isaac Rubin

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. ~ William Makepeace Thackeray

The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines. ~ Charles Kuralt

As custodians of the planet it is our responsibility to deal with all species with kindness, love, and compassion. That these animals suffer through human cruelty is beyond understanding. Please help to stop this madness. ~ Richard Gere

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency. ~ Caroline Kennedy (Schlossberg)

Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness, and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again. ~ Og Mandino

Kindness comes with no price. ~ Laurence Yep

Little kindnesses... will broaden your heart, and slowly you will habituate yourself to helping your fellow man in many ways. ~ Zadik

Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver. ~ Barbara De Angelis

Love is like a reservoir of kindness and pleasure, like silos and pools during a siege. ~ Yehuda Amichai

Perfect kindness acts without thinking of kindness. ~ Lao Tzu

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