Quotes about kindness (7470 quotes, page 74)

“Wisdom is a kind of knowledge. It is knowledge of the nature, career, and consequences of human values.”

Sidney Hook (1902–1989) American philosopher

Nature , Knowledge , Wisdom

“There are two kinds of failures: those who thought and never did, and those who did and never thought.”

Laurence J. Peter (1919–1990) Canadian eductor

Failure

“I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.”

Isocrates (-436–-338 BC) ancient greek rhetorician

Wisdom

“There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

Heart

“When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

Happiness , Peace , Help , Love

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

Motivational , Funny , Happy

“The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.”

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850–1919) American author and poet

Happiness , Wisdom

“Always be mindful of the kindness and not the faults of others.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862) 1817-1862 American poet, essayist, naturalist, and abolitionist

Truth , Way , Love

“If you propose to speak, always ask yourself, is it true, is it necessary, is it kind.”

Gautama Buddha (-563–-483 BC) philosopher, reformer and the founder of Buddhism

“The saint is the man who acts as if he had died and returned to life; having already ceased to be "himself" in the earthly sense, he has no intention whatever of returning to that dream, but maintains himself in a kind of wakefulness, which the world with its narrowness and impurities cannot understand.”

Frithjof Schuon (1907–1998) Swiss philosopher

[2006, Gnosis: Divine Wisdom, World Wisdom, 116-117, 978-1-933316-18-5]
Spiritual path, Holiness

Sense , World , Understanding , Dreams

“Now we are living in the digital age. I feel very lucky and appreciative that young people now have the opportunity of coming to know the kind of films we shot in the past.”

Brigitte Lin (1954) Taiwanese actress

As quoted in "Brigitte Lin, a timeless national treasure" in Taipei Times (15 May 2018) https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/05/15/2003693091

People , Past , Age , Feeling

“The planets are of two kinds. Those which are sacred planets, and those which are non-sacred. The Earth is not one of the sacred planets... Sacred planets have no evil.”

Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) artist, author, esotericist

The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom (1980)

Evil

“One way I think Erlang was a kind of software emulating Tandem machine.”

Joe Armstrong (1950–2019) British computer scientist

Faults, Scaling and Erlang concurrency

Thinking , Way

“An artist should be open on all sides to every kind of light and darkness.”

John Steinbeck book The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights

Appendix, letter to Elizabeth Otis and Chase Horton (20 April 1959)
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights (1976)

Light

“Never give any kind of drugs the opportunity to become master of your life.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

Original: (it) Non concedere mai a nessun tipo di droga l'opportunità di diventare padrona della tua vita.
Source: prevale.net

Life

“Money is a kind of paintings, they can be framed, hung on the wall, and this will also be an exhibition.”

Viktor Pinchuk (1969)

Press interview quotes
Source: Yu. Lykova «Viktor Pinchuk: love of travel is innate» — Svejaya gazeta (Fresh newspaper): newspaper. — 1.11.2007. — № 44 (61)

Money , Painting

“It’s perhaps unsurprising that many though not all people would decide that faced with an opponent whose entire position is the total denial of your humanity as the kind of human being that you are, the only winning move in such a game would be not to play.”

Abigail Thorn (1993) British actress and YouTuber

Transphobia: An Analysis | Philosophy Tube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCxqdhZkxCo, 12.08.2018
Philosophy Tube

Game , People

“The only way to have real success in science, the field I'm familiar with, is to describe the evidence very carefully without regard to the way you feel it should be. If you have a theory, you must try to explain what's good and what's bad about it equally. In science, you learn a kind of standard integrity and honesty.”

Richard Feynman (1918–1988) American theoretical physicist

Learning , Science , Success , Way

“I hope to see the kind of political culture that solves problems through dialogue and compromise, not through confrontation and conflict.”

Roh Moo-hyun (1946–2009) 9th President of the Republic of Korea

Excerpts from inaugural address (25 February 2003)

Hope , Problem

“Slavery is a kind of social leprosy: it has often been abolished by legislators and restored by education under various aspects.”

Luís Gama (1830–1882) Brazilian lawyer, poet, abolitionist and journalist

1876. Source: Luiz Gama foi o 1º jornalista brasileiro negro, mas ainda é desconhecido https://jornaldebrasilia.com.br/noticias/brasil/luiz-gama-foi-o-1o-jornalista-brasileiro-negro-mas-ainda-e-desconhecido/.

Education

“Nothing is more difficult than arriving at a court where nobody knows anyone in the world, add to that the Austrian Etiquette, and you can imagine what kind of evening I had to endure.”

Leopold II of Belgium (1835–1909) King of the Belgians

Leopold II - Het Hele Verhaal (Aflevering 1) https://odysee.com/@BelgianCongo:3/Leopold-II-Het-Hele-Verhaal-Aflevering-1:1 Prince Leopold in a letter to his brother Prince Philippe and sister Princess Carlota, on being received by the Austrian court to meet his future bride 'Marie Henriette of Austria'.

Imagination , World

“I've always been very happy as a priest and I expect to be very happy in just kind of getting to know people. I think one of the most important things a priest does is that he has an opportunity to spend time with people and I'm looking forward to that.”

Daniel E. Flores (1961) Catholic bishop

Youngest bishop in the U.S. ready to “propose the mystery” of the Church to Detroit https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/8177/youngest-bishop-in-the-us-ready-to-propose-the-mystery-of-the-church-to-detroit (November 29, 2006)

Happiness , People , Time , Thinking

“There are two kinds of thoughtforms: those which are mental and those which are the result of man's fears - these are unreal. But they become real, because every thought is real. Even if it is an astral thoughtform, it is still a potent force although it has no essential reality.”

Benjamin Creme (1922–2016) artist, author, esotericist

The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom (1980)

Reality , Fear

“There are three characteristics that attract kindness: being fair in dealing with others, being helpful when others are in hardships and bearing a truly compassionate heart.”

Muhammad al-Taqi (811–835) ninth of the Twelve Imams of Twelver Shi'ism

[Mizan al-Hikmah, Muhammadi Reishahri, Muhammad, Dar al-Hadith, 2010, 2, Qum, 414]

Help , Heart

“I don't want special protection for gays or transgender. I'm saying there should be protections for all dissident behavior and speech. Dissidents of every kind.”

Camille Paglia (1947) American writer

In an interview about the book. " Camille Paglia on her controversial feminism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69rgLvitaYM" (at 10m35s), CBC News: The National on YouTube, 7 May 2017.
Free Women, Free Men (2017)

Behavior

“Criticism and self-criticism is a kind of method. It is a method of resolving contradictions among the people and it is the only method.”

Mao Zedong (1893–1976) Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Talk at an Enlarged Central Work Conference (30 January 1962)
1960s
Original: (zh-CN) 批评和自我批评是一种方法，是解决人民内部矛盾的方法，而且是唯一的方法。

People

“I like to participate in these kinds of things, so hopefully, we can change one life to motivate a kid to stimulate them to study in science and engineering.”

Charles Duke (1935) American engineer, U.S. Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut

Apollo Astronaut Shares Recollections 45 Years After Moon Landing (Exclusive Interview) https://www.space.com/37115-charlie-duke-apollo-16-exclusive-interview.html (June 7, 2017)

Study , Motivation , Science , Change

“The most important thing is that we would like people to reach some kind of mutual understanding, so that these huge mixed nationalities, religions, social order, finally understand each other, if possible ... And then everything would fall into place, and there are no more desires would not be.”

Viktor Tsoi (1962–1990) Soviet rock musician (1962-1990)

"Appendix I. Viktor Tsoi: interview diary" https://ik-ptz.ru/en/istoriya/prilozhenie-i-viktor-coi-dnevnik-intervyu-fragmenty-iz-odnoimennoi.html

People , Religion , Understanding

“I feel like I realized that power after I came out, after the #MeToo movement, and that was kind of scary. But it’s like, wow, my presence is very big in gymnastics but also online, just in the world in general. So I have to be a bit careful about what I say.”

Simone Biles (1997) American gymnast

"Simone Biles and the Weight of Perfection" in The New York Times (24 July 2021) https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/24/sports/olympics/simone-biles-gymnastics.html

World , Feeling

“I kind of knew coming back after giving birth was gonna be a process and that I was going to have to be patient with myself and my body. [But] I definitely put pressure on myself.”

Alex Morgan (1989) American soccer player

"Alex Morgan Reveals How She Bounced Back After Childbirth & How Daughter ‘Magnified’ Her Equal Pay Fight" https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/11/17/alex-morgan-post-baby-body-training-soccer-equal-pay-interview/ (November 17, 2020)

Birth

“We cannot love our own people unless we hate those who consciously destroy our kind.”

David Lane (white nationalist) (1938–2007) American white supremacist, convicted felon

Race to Extinction
Focus Fourteen

Hate , Love , People

“Admonish your wives with kindness, because woman were created from a crooked bone of the side; therefore, if you wish to straighten it, you will break it, and if you let it alone, it will always be crooked."”

Thomas Hughes (priest) (1838–1911) British missionary

Muhammad's teaching on wives, as given in the Traditions. Quoted from T.P. Hughes: Dictionary of Islam.
Dictionary of Islam