I wanted to find “be kind” kind quotes from people and sources who are generally cool and worth listening to! Here are my favorite kindness quotes with some fun pictures you can share on social media!
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Why “Be Kind” Quotes?
I am a bit of a quote nerd and love to collect them to use in my artwork! That said, I feel like a lot quote collections don't really pay attention to WHO is saying the quote.
I try to make sure to research some of the people who do the quotes to know that they are people worth listening to!
I think I found a great mix of long and short be kind quotes that I can use going forward.
Contemporary Kindness Quotes
These “be kind” quotes are more recent and contemporary!
Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end. Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert)
Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. Eric Hoffer (Philosopher)
Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. Gyalwa Rinpoche (The 14th Dalai Lama)
Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They're underused. Tommy Lee Jones (Actor)
Come, look up with kindness yet. Amanda Gorman (Poet)
When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world. Harold S. Kushner (Rabbi)
That’s what kindness is. It's not doing something for someone else because they can't, but because you can. Andrew Iskander (Author)
Enemies are always friends waiting to be made. Desmond Tutu (Priest)
Fun Cruel To Be Kind Song
While I was doing the research for this post I found this song that made me smile so hard! Throwback VH1 Song that is a serious earworm that will get stuck in your head!
Be Kind Quotes From Women
I am a feminist at heart and love seeing kindness quotes from strong and interesting women!
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest. Maya Angelou (Poet)
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. Diana Spencer (Princess)
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. Audry Hepburn (Actor)
No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves. Amelia Earhart (Adventurer)
Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. Anne Herbert (Author)
I prefer you to make mistakes in kindness then work miracles in unkindness. Mother Teresa (Nun)
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 (Author)
Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Mother Teresa (Nun)
Historical Quotes About Kindness
People in the past can help us understand today with their words of wisdom. Here are some kind quotes from history!
You cannot do kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson (Poet)
Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. Franklin D. Roosevelt (President)
The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. Sarah Fielding (Author)
Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Poet)
Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate. Albert Schweitzer (Philosopher)
When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people. Abraham Joshua Heschel (Rabbi)
Before you speak ask yourself if what you are going to say is true, is kind, is necessary, is helpful. If the answer is no, maybe what you are about to say should be left unsaid. Bernard D. Meltzer (Nuremberg Prosecutor)
Always be a little kinder than necessary. J. M. Barrie (Author of Peter Pan)
What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness? Jean-Jacques Rousseau (Philosopher)
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop (Author)
Bible Quotes About Kindness
What better source than the bible to learn about kindness and compassion? There are some wonderful kind quotes gathered here.
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. Proverbs 19:17
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you. Genesis 21:23
May the Lord now show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you the same favor because you have done this. 2 Samuel 2:6
You gave me life and showed me kindness, and in your providence watched over my spirit. Job 10:12
A kindhearted woman gains honor, but ruthless men gain only wealth. Proverbs 11:16
Those who are kind benefit themselves, but the cruel bring ruin on themselves. Proverbs 11:17
Anxiety weighs down the heart, but a kind word cheers it up. Proverbs 12:25
The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness. Jeremiah 31:3
Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue. Daniel 4:27
I led them with cords of human kindness, with ties of love. To them I was like one who lifts a little child to the cheek, and I bent down to feed them. Hosea 11:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 1 Corinthians 13:4
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. Ephesians 4:32
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 2 Timothy 2:24