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An infinitude of tenderness is the chief gift and inheritance of all truly great men. John Ruskin
I want a kinder and gentler nation. George H W Bush
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I think if this country gets any kinder or gentler it’s literally going to cease to exist. Donald Trump, cited Playboy March 1990
It’s more important to be kind than clever or good looking. Derek: Pilot episode, Channel 4 2012
Goodness is natural to us; kindness is in our physiology. Richard Dawkins, Sex, Death and The Meaning of Life I: Sin, Channel 4 2012
That’s the thing about kindness. It makes you feel good. Whether you’re the one handing it out or you’re the one receiving it. Derek s2e2, Derek
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is the temple; the philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama
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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness. Dalai Lama
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, The World’s Need
Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone,
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own. Adam Lindsay Gordon, Ye Wearie Wayfarer 1866
In my world kindness is mistaken for weakness. Rise of the Foot Soldier 2007 ***** starring Ricci Harnett & Terry Stone & Craig Fairbrass & Roland Manookian & Billy Murray & Frank Harper & Neil Maskell & Dave Legeno & Kieran Bew & Jason Maza Coralie Rose& et al, director Julian Gilbey, Carlton Leach’s commentary
Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows. Robert G Ingersoll
I have owed to them
In hours of weariness, sensations sweet,
Felt in the blood, and felt along the heart;
And passing even into my purer mind,
With tranquil restoration: – feelings too
Of unremembered pleasure: such, perhaps,
As may have had no trivial influence
On that best portion of a good man’s life,
His little, nameless, unremembered, acts
Of kindness and of love. William Wordsworth, Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey 1798
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. Plato, attributions & variations
This is a way to kill a wife with kindness. William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew IV i 194, Petruccio to self
Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks,
Shall win my love. ibid. IV ii 41-42, Hortensio to Lucio
He is as full of valour as of kindness,
Princely in both. William Shakespeare, Henry V IV iii 15-16, Clarence
A little more than kin and less than kind. William Shakespeare, Hamlet I ii 65, Hamlet
I must be cruel, only to be kind. ibid. III iv 179, Hamlet to Queen
Yet I do fear thy nature.
It is too full o’ th’ milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way. William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Macbeth I v 15-17, Lady Macbeth
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. Princess Diana
No-one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. Charles Dickens
The greatness of kindness. Stephen Fry
Can I see another’s woe.
And not be in sorrow too?
Can I see another's grief
And not seek for kind relief? William Blake
I’m not vicious really. I consider myself to be kindhearted. I love my mum. Sid Vicious
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. Seneca
If we cannot be clever we can always be kind. Alfred Fripp
Kindness is the greatest wisdom. Author unknown
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. Mark Twain
Forget injuries: never forget kindnesses. Confucius
Consider it: every person you have ever met, every person will suffer the loss of his friends and family. All are going to lose everything they love in this world. Why would one want to be anything but kind to them in the meantime? Sam Harris, The End of Faith
Always, sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. He whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you. Ben Jonson
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Aesop
You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Whoever you are, I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers. Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blanche
I have noticed a recent deterioration in your manner. You’re not as kind as you used to be. Darkest Hour ***** 2017 starring Gary Oldman & Kristin Scott Thomas & Lily James & Ben Mendelsohn & Stephen Dillane & Ronald Pickup & Nicholas James & Samuel West & David Schofield & Richard Lumsden & Malcolm Storry et al, director Joe Wright, Clementine