38 More Kindness Quotes

Welcome to the third and final page of our kindness quotes collection. If you have been reading through these pages, you have already discovered how a kind word, a thoughtful gesture, or a helping hand can make a lasting difference. Kindness requires no grand gestures, only a sincere heart and a willingness to care for others. Whether it is shown through compassion, understanding, encouragement, or simply taking the time to listen, kindness has the power to brighten lives and strengthen relationships. I hope these quotes inspire you to continue sharing kindness wherever life takes you. If you enjoy uplifting quotes like these, explore our collection of Quotes for hundreds of encouraging sayings about life, friendship, faith, hope, and more.

These final kindness quotes remind us that even the smallest acts of love and generosity can leave a lasting impression. One kind choice today may encourage someone in ways you will never fully know.

Updated August 7, 2026, by Catherine Pulsifer.

Kindness reveals the dignity, value, and beauty of all the people we encounter on the path of everyday life.
Tara Cousineau PhD, The Kindness Cure

If kindness were never a part of ourselves, though we owned all the land we could see..., what a dreary old world it would be!
Edgar A. Guest

K is for the kindness that we all hope to share.
Julie Hebert, My A to Z of Wonderful Things in Life

Christmas isn’t a period nor a season but a perspective. To esteem harmony and altruism, to be plenteous in kindness is to have the genuine soul of Christmas.
Calvin Coolidge

I like Dad...[he] helps folks in need, is always kind to everyone. No wonder I like Dad and try my best to do.
Ida Tyson Wagner, I Like Dad

You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.
Publilius Syrus

And as we spend each minute that God to us has given, the deeds are known before his throne, the tale is told in heaven.
Christopher Pearse Cranch, The Hours

It is difficult to give away kindness. It keeps coming back to you.
Cort Flint

Home is where affection binds gentle hearts in union, where the voices all are kind.
Unknown, Where Is Home?

Be cheerful and kind, bringing pleasure into the lives of those at home and at school.
Catherine Pulsifer, Success Is Yours

...count the things that we have done..., find one self denying act, one word that eased the heart of him who heard; one glance most kind that felt like sunshine where it went, then we may count the day well spent.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Our Daily Reckoning

I believe that if everyone took a little more time to express a thank you, then the world would be a kinder and sweeter place to live.
Ali Lauren Spizman

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Mark Twain

Then let your little lights e'er shine, strive some kind act to do each day.
John Franklin Bair, Little Things

Never laugh at other people, to joke and make fun.
J. J. Thorne

In careless words we riot, and life would be sore.
If tongues would but be quiet, and the heart say more.
Walt Mason

Harsh and imprudent words, makes many devoted cry.
Let our speech be kind and gentle. Kind words never die.
J. J. Thorne

Should a friend be in need of advice or kind deed, don't begrudge him your comfort to lend.
John Imrie, Never Go Back On A Friend

May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall....that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing.
Mary Carolyn Davies

Each kindly act is an acorn dropped in God’s productive soil; though you may not know, yet the tree shall grow and shelter the brows that toil.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox

....some humble lip can have to say, when our spirits have soared aloft, "Her kind words have cheered me oft," Ah, brightest memory, to live, and live for aye.
Lillian E. Curtis, What Shall We Leave On Memory's Page?

Can a hasty word ever be unsaid, or a deed unkind undone?
Author Unknown

Slightest actions often meet the sorest needs, for the world wants daily little kindly deeds.
Lanta Wilson Smith, Scatter Sunshine

"For kind words oft cheer the proud broken heart, and raise the soul from gloom and despair."
Mary C Ryan

Words spoken with kindness, caring, and love can build up and encourage thousands upon thousands.
Byron Pulsifer

Hasten we must or we shall lose the chance to give the gentle word, the kindly glance.
Bessie L. Bennett, Give Sunshine

This I would like to be... just a bit kinder to those I may meet...this for the New Year my wish.
Edgar A. Guest

Having more energy to spread love and kindness is a wonderful side effect of self-care...
Eliza Riley Gift Potter, Spellwork for Self-Care

Some kindly word my heart has stirred and caused my spirits to ascend.
Edgar A. Guest

And little acts of charity, and little deeds of love, may make this world a paradise, like to that world above.
S. W. Irvin, A Little Sonnet About Little Things

What is the work I have done today....A kindly word, or a cheery smile.
Maxwell's Talisman, Done Today

Turn not from your brother who strangely has err'd....in kindness approach him, with tenderness speak; if vic'ous, be gentle, support him, if weak.
Daniel C. Colesworthy

A word, a smile, a kindly glance, hath power to help another.
Leonora Milliken Boss, A Lesson

Forget each kindness that you do, as soon as you have done it.
Priscilla Leonard, Forget, Remember

I want to be like Jesus: I never, never find, that he, though persecuted, was to any one unkind.
W. Meynell Whittemore, Like Jesus

Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.
T. H. Thompson

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
Tennessee Williams

A smile... It speaks of kindness and of love.
Daniel C. Colesworthy, A Smile

Be honest and kind, you will make people smile you will find.
Catherine Pulsifer, Dad's Advice and Wisdom

It wasn't the food that your money bought, or the clothes he had needed so, but the spirit change that your kindness wrought.
Strickland Gillilan

A little word in kindness spoken...has often healed the heart that's broken.
Daniel C. Colesworthy, A Little Word

Interestingly enough, although kindness has a good chance of leading to success, kindness will always lead to happiness.
David T. Fagan

Kindness is for all times in all situations, not just when it suits you.
Audray Landrum

As perfume to the flower, so is kindness to speech.
Katherine Francke

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
Eric Hoffer

One can pay back the loan of gold, but one dies forever in debt to those who are kind.
Malayan Proverb

People who are kind to animals will more likely exhibit compassion toward other people.
Wayne Pacelle

Conclusion

Kindness is a gift that costs nothing, yet its value cannot be measured. Every encouraging word, thoughtful action, and caring gesture has the power to bring hope, comfort, and joy to someone else's life. As these kindness quotes have shown, even the smallest act of kindness can leave a lasting impression.

I hope this collection has inspired you to look for opportunities each day to encourage others through your words and actions. When kindness becomes a habit, it not only blesses those around us but also brings greater happiness and purpose to our own lives. May these quotes remind you that kindness is never wasted and that every act of compassion helps make the world a better place.

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