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Favorite Quotations on Kindness

  • I have yet to find the man who did not do better work put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.  (Charles Schwab)

  • Be nice to everyone, because you don't always know whom you're talking to.  (John Kozek)

  • Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.

  • You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

  • When I meet someone, I imagine her wearing an invisible sign that says, Make me feel important! The value of this is one of the most important lessons in dealing with people I have ever learned.

  • The surest way to knock the chip off a fellow's shoulder is by patting him on the back.

  • Angry words often bounce back at the most inconvenient time.

  • Kindness consists of loving people more than they deserve.

  • I've learned that you can say anything you need to say if it's said in kindness.

  • I've learned that being kind is more important than being right.

  • A smile costs you nothing.  It's a little thing, but will always produce big results.

  • As a young woman, I once waited in line for three hours just to shake hands with the vice president of sales at the company I worked for.  He didn't even look at me; he was looking over my shoulder to see how many more people were still in line.  I vowed, "If I'm ever in a position where people stand in line to shake my hand, I'm going to give each person my undivided attention."

  • I've learned that a kindness given to one person is contagiousand will be passed along.

  • When you see ability in others and then help nourish and develop that ability, you make some remarkable contributions.

  • Always show the people in your life the humility of gratitude.

  • One thing that gets the goat of an angry person is a smile when he expects a frown.

  • Finding the good in every person and in every situation is a learned skill that requires work.