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I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am read more
I have learned silence from the talkative, tolerance from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet strangely, I am ungrateful to these teachers
My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.
My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and comforting those who are sad.
Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most
Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most
It is kindness immediately to refuse what you intend to deny.
[Lat., Pars beneficii est, quod petitur, si cito read more
It is kindness immediately to refuse what you intend to deny.
[Lat., Pars beneficii est, quod petitur, si cito neges.]
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
Kindness is loving people more than they deserve.
Through this toilsome world, alas! Once and only once I pass; If a kindness I may show, If a good read more
Through this toilsome world, alas! Once and only once I pass; If a kindness I may show, If a good deed I may do To a suffering fellow man, Let me do it while I can. No delay, for it is plain I shall not pass this way again. -Unknown.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, read more
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old read more
Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick.
