40 Best Be Kind Quotes and Sayings That Inspire You for Good

Be Kind Quotes and Sayings

  • “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” —Dalai Lama
  • “Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.” —Blaise Pascal
  • “Be kind to yourself, to others and everything around you.” —Alexandra Stoddard
  • “Be kind to unkind people – they need it the most.” —Ashleigh Brilliant
  • “We must be kind and gentle gardeners with people and nature.” —Bryant McGill
  • “Be kind and honest, and harmful poisons will turn sweet inside you.” —Rumi
  • “Choose to be kind over being right and you’ll be right every time.” —Richard Carlson
  • “If you understand each other you will be kind to each other.” —John Steinbeck
  • “I’ve learned…. That being kind is more important than being right.” —H. Jackson Brown
  • “Be kind to bad and good, for you don’t know your own heart.” —Sarah Winnemucca
  • “Be kind to yourself and others. Come from love every moment you can.” —Deepak Chopra
  • “Be kind to your mother-in-law, but pay for her board at some good hotel.” —Josh Billings
  • “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.” —Wendy Mass
  • “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. And be kinder than is necessary.” —Dalai Lama XIV
  • “Kindness trumps everything. Kind people are magnets for all of the good things in life.” —Tom Giaquinto
  • “To be kind is good. To be kind without expecting anything in return is better.” —Tariq Ramadan
  • “A gentle word, a kind look, a good-natured smile can work wonders and accomplish miracles.” —William Hazlitt
  • “Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” —Mother Teresa
  • “A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.” —Washington Irving
  • “Nobody is kind to only one person at once, but to many persons in one.” —Frederick William Faber
  • “Be kind to yourself so you can be happy enough to be kind to the world.” —Misha Collins
  • “Whenever there is a conflict between being right and being kind, if possible, choose being kind.” —R. J. Palacio
  • “We live in the kind of society where, in almost all cases, hard work is rewarded.” —Neil deGrasse Tyson
  • “Be kind to others, so that you may learn the secret art of being kind to yourself.” —Paramahansa Yogananda
  • “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” —Paul the Apostle
  • “Be kind to each other. It is better to commit faults with gentleness than to work miracles with unkindness.” —Mother Teresa
  • “Be good. Be kind to each other. And if there’s somebody you love, tell them. The world always needs more love.” —Mira Grant
  • “Be kind to everyone – you don’t know what cross they’re bearing and how sweet that kind word might ring.” —Ann B. Ross
  • “Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong.” —Maxim Gorky
  • “Let us be kind to one another, to be aware of each other’s needs, and try to help in that regard.” —Thomas S. Monson
  • “When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they’ll remember and be kind to someone else. And it’ll become like a wildfire.” —Whoopi Goldberg
  • “Be kind. It’s worthwhile to make an effort to learn about other people and figure out what you might have in common with them.” —Viggo Mortensen
  • “Enjoy life. Have fun. Be kind. Have worth. Have friends. Be honest. Laugh. Die with dignity. Make the most of it. It’s all we’ve got.” —Ricky Gervais
  • “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
  • “To be kind is more important than to be right. Many times, what people need is not a brilliant mind that speaks but a special heart that listens.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • “Be kind to yourself as you proceed along this journey. This kindness, in itself, is a means of awakening the spark of love within you and helping others to discover that spark within themselves.” —Tsoknyi Rinpoche
  • “The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask.” —Jim Morrison
  • “To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.” —Aung Sun Suu Kyi
  • “Being kind is the most important thing I’ve ever been taught. That’s what my parents always told me – more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.” —Rafe Spall

Best Kindness Quotes and Sayings

  • “Kind people are best kind of people.” —Anonymous
  • “Be so good they can’t ignore you.” —Steve Martin
  • “Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.” —Kahil Gibran
  • “Behind every beautiful thing, there’s some kind of pain.” —Bob Dylan
  • “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” —Charles Glassman
  • “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
  • “Being nice merely to be liked in return nullifies the point.” —Criss Jami
  • “Teaching kids good manners is teaching them about kindness, consideration, and respect.” —Claire Stranberg
  • “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” —Eric Hoffer
  • “Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” —Anonymous
  • “But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.” —Rick Riordan
  • “Kindness trumps everything. Kind people are magnets for all of the good things in life.” —Tom Giaquinto
  • “There are two ways of spreading light. To be a candle or mirror that reflects it.” —Edith Wharton
  • “Spread the love wherever you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” —Mother Teresa
  • “You will never have a completely bad day if you show kindness at least once.” —Greg Henry Quinn
  • “Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi & change your world.” —Annie Lennox
  • “Don’t let a cruel word escape your mouth. There’s no greater sin than breaking a great.” —Kamand Kojouri
  • “If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” —Dalai Lama
  • “We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” —Sir Winston Churchill
  • “Kindness implies the recognition of being of the same nature as others, being of a kind, in kinship.” —Penelope Campling
  • “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” —Scott Adams
  • “Life is mostly froth and bubble; two things stand like stone: Kindness in another’s trouble, courage in our own.” —Adam Linday Gordon
  • “Kindness is an electrical spark of life that runs through all kingdoms and has a reciprocal action when shown to others.” —Joe Hayes
  • “Patience, kindness and acceptance are often hard to find, and admitting when you’re lacking in those areas can be even more difficult.” —Tina Samples
  • “Don’t assume, ask. Be kind. Tell the truth. Don’t say anything you can’t stand behind fully. Have integrity. Tell people how you feel.” —Warsan Shire
  • “Perform a random act of kindness for someone: a smile, compliment, or a favor just for fun. These will multiply and spread very quickly.” —Steven Brunkhorst
  • “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
  • “Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret, for I am far surer of what is kind than I am what of what is true.” —Robert Brault