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William Shakespeare2 quotes
Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,
Shall win my love. — William Shakespeare · 1594I must be cruel only to be kind. — William Shakespeare · 1616Andre Gide1 quote
True kindness presupposes the faculty of imagining as one's own the sufferings and joys of others. — Andre Gide · 1959Benjamin Franklin1 quote
Tart Words make no Friends: a spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a Gallon of Vinegar. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Dante Alighieri1 quote
Love and the gracious heart are a single thing…
One can no more be without the other
Than the reasoning mind without its reason. — Dante Alighieri · 1294Ella Wheeler Wilcox1 quote
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind
Is all the sad world needs. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox · 1896Fred Rogers1 quote
Imagine what our real neighborhoods would be like if each of us offered, as a matter of course, just one kind word to another person... Think of the ripple effect that can be created when we nourish someone. One kind empathetic word has a wonderful way of turning into many. — Fred Rogers · 2003George Saunders1 quote
Err in the direction of kindness. — George Saunders · 2013Graham Greene1 quote
In human relations kindness and lies are worth a thousand truths. — Graham Greene · 1948Jack Kerouac1 quote
Rest and be kind, you don't have to prove anything. — Jack Kerouac · 1958Kurt Vonnegut1 quote
Hello babies. Welcome to earth. It's hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It's round and wet and crowded. At the outside, babies, you've got about a hundred years here. There's only one rule that I know of, babies- "God damn it, you've got to be kind." — Kurt Vonnegut · 1965Sir Thomas Browne1 quote
But how shall we expect charity towards others, when we are uncharitable to our selves? — Sir Thomas Browne · 1643Wilson Mizner1 quote
Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet 'em on your way down. — Wilson Mizner · 1953