"Always set 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."

"Nature is a temple, where the living Columns sometimes breathe confusing speech; Man walks within these groves of symbols, each Of which regards him as a kindred thing."

"Kindness and compassion towards all living things is a mark of a civilized society. Conversely, cruelty, whether it is directed against human beings or against animals, is not the exclusive province of any one culture or community of people."

"Kindness and compassion toward all living things is the mark of a civilized society."

"My parents taught me about the importance of qualities like kindness, respect, and honesty, and I realize how central values like these have been to me throughout my life."

"A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money."

"An unimaginative person can neither be reverent or kind."

"It's also selfish because it makes you feel good when you help others. I've been helped by acts of kindness from strangers. That's why we're here, after all, to help others."

"Understanding is a kind of ecstasy"

"What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?"

"I have understood that the most important things are tenderness and kindness. I can't do without them."

"Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! -- what worthy man does not keep those in mind?"

"Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound together."

"A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve."

"Kindness is loving people more than they deserve."

"...nothing momentous comes in this world unless it comes on the shoulders of kindness."

"Moments of kindness and reconciliation are worth having, even if the parting has to come sooner or later."

"Be kind, aim for my heart."

"Whoever understands how to do a kindness when he fares well would be a friend better than any possession."

"Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel in order to be tough."

I'm always impressed by confidence, kindness and a sense of humour.

If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers, it shows he is a citizen of the world.

“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”

“Be the kind of person that you want people to think you are.”