Character Quotables: Kindness
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“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.”
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.”
“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”
“The ideals which have lighted my way, and time after time have given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been kindness, beauty, and truth.”
“Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your modus operandi and change your world.”
“How do we change the world? One random act of kindness at a time.”
“True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.”
“The everyday kindness of the back roads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.”
“Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you.”
“A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.”
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“There are no traffic jams on the extra mile.”
“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.”
“Kindness is one thing you can’t give away. It always comes back.”
“The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way animals are treated.”
“Remember there is no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.”
“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.”
“If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours.”
“Bring love wherever you go. Shine light wherever it is dark. Leave blessings wherever you have been. Be kind wherever you are.”
“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.”
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.”
“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.”
“A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.”
“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.”
“You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can’t put a dollar sign on.”
“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.”
“That’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can.”
“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.”
“Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you.”
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”
“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’”
“Ah, kindness. What a simple way to tell another struggling soul that there is love to be found in the world.”
“Kindness in words creates confidence… Kindness in giving creates love.”
“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.”
“The true meaning of life is to plant trees under whose shade you do not expect to sit.”
“A purposeful act or extension of kindness to another is never wasted, for it always resides in the hearts of all involved in a chain of love.”
“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.”
“Today, give yourself permission to be outrageously kind, irrationally warm, improbably generous. I promise it will be a blast.”
“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.”
How can you use Quotes?
Start a discussion: Quotes can start a discussion about a character trait at the beginning of a meeting or the dinner table. You can ask questions about what it means, how they have seen the trait demonstrated in their own lives, or how they can develop it themselves.
Provide a model: Quotes can provide a model of good character. When you read a quote from a famous person or historical figure, you show that people they admire also value the same character traits.
Use quotes as writing/journal prompts: Ask them to write a short essay about a quote to help them think more deeply about its implications for their lives.
Post quotes: You can post quotes where they will be seen/heard often – classroom, breakroom, lobby, dining room, email signatures, video bulletin boards, morning announcements, social media, etc.
Read quotes aloud: You can read quotes aloud to your children during mealtimes, bedtime, or any other time you spend together.
Make it fun: You can make it even more fun by incorporating games, activities, or crafts. Let children decorate signs with the quotes to hang in the classroom or a bedroom door. Record children saying it and post it on social media.