15+ Best Kindness Quotes in English

Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

- H. Jackson Brown, Jr. -

Make a stranger smile with a random act of kindness, inspire faith and foster hope and happiness within yourself and others. Talk to someone you don’t know straight from your heart. Don’t anticipate awkwardness. Just be you in that beautiful way only you know and give them the chance to smile and connect with you. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.

The mother's heart is the child's schoolroom.

- Henry Ward Beecher -

It is no surprise that school teachers can be incredibly strict! After all, they have to teach a lot of children a lot of things in a very little amount of time. The same goes for mothers: it doesn't matter if she only has one child or ten children, her time with them each day will always feel rushed and overwhelming.

Respect is the cornerstone of the character ethic.

- Stephen R. Covey -

When we build our character around respect, it becomes one of our core values. We treat others with kindness and consideration because we know that everyone is deserving of respect. This makes us better people overall and helps us to build stronger relationships.

Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being.

- Goethe -

When we treat others with respect and kindness, we are helping them become their best selves. We all have the potential to be great, and when we encourage others to reach their full potential, we are doing a service to the world.

It’s all about hope, kindness and a connection with one another.

- Elizabeth Taylor -

Bringing hope to people, in whatever form, can go a long way. Giving words of encouragement extending a helping hand or showing kindness in any way can help lift their spirits. People who are kind and compassionate see clear benefits to their wellbeing and happiness. They may even live longer. Kindness can also help reduce stress and improve our emotional wellbeing.

A day will be good when you do for someone good.

- Gaurav GRV Sharma -

If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody. People who are kind and compassionate see clear benefits to their wellbeing and happiness. They may even live longer. Kindness can also help reduce stress and improve our emotional well-being. There are so many ways to help others as part of our everyday lives. Good deeds needn’t take much time or cost any money. 

If you expect the blessings of God, be kind to His people.

- Abu Bakr -

The common understanding of what it means to be blessed by God is that He gives us good things. In this respect, we can say that God’s blessing is on everyone, believers and unbelievers alike. If you expect the blessing and kindness of God, be kind to the creators of god.

An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.

- Mahatma Gandhi -

The nature of the man to take revenge and exhibit his power is what leads to turbulence. If you are treated badly and got “stabbed an eye” You should not stab the eye of your opponent. Otherwise, both will miss an eye. If everybody stabs an eye for an eye the whole People of the World would remain blind. Thus to take revenge and be hostile towards your kind would result in the extinction of its own.

If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.

- Mother Teresa -

We want to make a change in the world. But so much is needed and we are just one single person with limited resources. We feel defeated before we begin. As Mother Teresa said, feed one person. Donate one can to the food bank. Send one dollar to a relief agency.

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

- Muhammad Ali -

It gently reminds us that life is accompanied by responsibilities. It's not all fun and games, right? This quote urges us to help others in order to pay our way through life. Pay it forward. You can make life so much more meaningful and worth living by helping others enjoy life and solving their problems instead of being selfish and caring only about what you want.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism because we are born selfish.

- Richard Dawkins -

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism because we are born selfish. Let us understand what our own selfish genes are up to, because we may then at least have the chance to upset their designs, something that no other species has ever aspired to do.

If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

- Trevor Noah -

Laughter is a pervasive human behavior that most frequently happens in a social context. Laughter is the closest distance between two people. Many of us would probably agree that laughter brings us closer to others, whether we’re joking with our spouse or laughing with an audience at a comedy club. If you laugh with somebody, then you know you share something.

Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.

- Charles Dickens -

Charity begins at home it is a true saying as someone that cannot love her/his family then how can that person love someone else. First, we need to learn to care for and love our family wholeheartedly then we can shower love on the outside world. Justice begins next door – implies the law is impervious to his illicit ways of earning.

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

- Tennessee Williams -

To rely on the generosity and goodwill of those around us, especially those we don't know personally. Many of us these days choose or have to leave home in search of work. Without friends and family around us, we must depend on the kindness of strangers.

I think when you spread the wealth around it’s good for everybody.

- Barack Obama -

There is a Chinese saying that goes: “If you want happiness for an hour, take a nap. If you want happiness for a day, go fishing. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help somebody.” Helping others may just be the secret to living a life that is not only happier but also healthier, wealthier, more productive, and meaningful.