Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear
Treat everyone with politeness,
even those who are rude to you ~
not because they are nice,
Carry a heart that never hates.
Carry a smile that never fades.
Carry a touch that never hurts.
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 of what is true.
Be kind whenever possible.
Never look down on anyone unless you are helping them up.
A good character is the best tombstone.
Those who loved you and were helped by you
will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered.
Carve your name on hearts, not on marble.
It's nice to be important,
but it's more important to be nice.
Today, give a stranger one of your smiles.
It might be the only sunshine he sees all day.
If you want others to be happy,
I always prefer to believe the best of everybody,
it saves so much trouble.
Don't be yourself - be someone a little nicer.
Never miss an opportunity to make others happy,
even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.
A fellow who does things that count,
doesn't usually stop to count them.
~Variation of a saying by Albert Einstein
There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for
all one's life - reciprocity.
Reciprocity - a situation or relationship in which two people
or groups agree to do something similar for each other,
to allow each other to have the same rights...
Grownups know that little things matter
and that relationships are based on respect and reciprocity.
Don't wait for people to be friendly,
The most important trip you may take in life
is meeting people halfway.
If we should deal out justice only in this world, who would escape?
No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable,
for it gains gratitude for us, and love.
How far you go in life depends on
your being tender with the young,
compassionate with the aged,
sympathetic with the striving and
tolerant of the weak and strong.
Because someday in your life you will have been all of these.
~George Washington Carver
You can't live a perfect day
without doing something for someone
who will never be able to repay you.
If those who owe us nothing gave us nothing,
You cannot do a kindness too soon,
for you never know how soon it will be too late.
By swallowing evil words unsaid,
no one has ever harmed his stomach.
Real generosity is doing something nice for someone
Three things in human life are important.
The second is to be kind.
And the third is to be kind.
Don't let those who take advantage of your generosity
stop you from being generous.
Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud.
In a world full of people who couldn't care less,
be someone who couldn't care more.