Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
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Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Till in Heaven the deed appears--
Pass it on.

Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.

Both man and womankind belie their nature
When they are not kind.

I've never known any human being, high or humble, who ever regretted, when nearing life's end, having done kindly deeds. read more

I've never known any human being, high or humble, who ever regretted, when nearing life's end, having done kindly deeds. But I have known more than one millionaire who became haunted by the realization that they had led selfish lives. -B. C. Forbes.

Have you the heart? When your head did but ache,
I knit my handkercher about your brows--
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Have you the heart? When your head did but ache,
I knit my handkercher about your brows--
The best I had, a princess wrought it me--
And I did never ask it you again;
And with my hand at midnight held your head,
And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon cheered up the heavy time,
Saying, 'What lack you?' and 'Where lies your grief?'

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Kindness is the beginning of cruelty.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.