“At one time or another the more fortunate among us make three startling discoveries. Discovery number one: Each one of us has, in varying degree, the power to make others feel better or worse. Discovery two: Making others feel better is much more fun than making them feel worse. Discovery three: Making others feel better generally makes us feel better.” FeelsTwoThreeFunNumbersKindnessDegreesDiscoveryFortunateOne TimeFeel Better Author:Laura Huxley
“If we do not commend the Gospel to people by our holy walk and conversation, we shall not win them to Christ. Some little act of kindness will perhaps do more to influence them than any number of long sermons.” PeopleIfsLittlesLongWinningChristWalksNumbersKindnessInfluenceHolyConversationSermonsActs Of Kindness Author:Dwight L. Moody
“I'm not a vegetarian. Now, don't get me wrong - I like animals. And I don't think it's just fine to industrialize their production and to churn them out like they were wrenches. But there's no way to treat animals well when you're killing 10 billion of them a year. Kindness might just be a bit of a red herring. Let's get the numbers of animals we're killing for eating down, and then we'll worry about being nice to the ones that are left.” ThinkingWayYearsWellsMightLeftBitsAnimalNumbersKindnessWorryNiceFineEatingRedTreatsDown AndKillingProductionsBillionsVegetarianBeing NiceWrenchesHerringRed Herrings Author:Mark Bittman
“I have seen that there are a number of people who benefit from doing loving kindness meditation, either prior to or along with mindfulness meditation. It varies from person to person of course, but for many, their practice of mindfulness will bring along old habits of self-judgment and ruthless criticism, so it is not actually mindfulness.” PeoplePersonsSelfCoursesNumbersPracticeKindnessMeditationHabitBenefitsJudgmentMindfulnessCriticismRuthlessVaryLoving KindnessOld HabitsMeditation Mindfulness Author:Sharon Salzberg
“Most lives are not distinguished by great achievements. They are measured by an infinite number of small ones. Each time you do a kindness for someone or bring a smile to his face, it gives your life meaning. Never doubt your value, little friend. The world would be a dismal place without you in it. (tweaked version of a passage from Scandal in Spring)” WorldGivingLittlesWould BeFacesValuesNumbersKindnessDoubtAchievementSpringInfiniteVersionsMeaning Of LifePassagesScandalDistinguishedWithout YouGreat Achievement Book:Scandal in Spring Source: Scandal in Spring
“I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else. Brian Sibley: Or brains even? Oh gosh, yes, brains is one of the least. You can be a lovely person without brains, absolutely lovely. Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.” IfsThinkingMindHumansKindPersonsHuman BeingsSimpleNumbersBrainKindnessBraveryLovelyGenerosityBe KindAttributesBrianSimple WordsLovely Person Author:Roald Dahl
“There is perhaps no surer road to peace than the one that starts from little islands and oases of genuine kindness, islands and oases constantly growing in number and being continually joined together until eventually they ring the world.” WorldLittlesTogetherNumbersKindnessGrowingRingsGenuineIslandsOasis Author:Dominique Pire
“We ourselves were well conversant with war, murder and everything evil, but all of us throughout the whole wide earth have traded in our weapons of war. We have exchanged our swords for plowshares, our spears for farm tools...now we cultivate the fear of God, justice, kindness, faith, and the expectation of the future given us through the Crucified One....The more we are persecuted and martyred, the more do others in ever increasing numbers become believers.” WellsWarWholeEarthEvilGivenJusticeNumbersKindnessViolenceWeaponsExpectationsToolsMurderWideBelieverFarmsSpearsPersecutedMartyred Author:Justin Martyr
“I think probably kindness is my number one attribute in a human being. I'll put it before any of the things like courage or bravery or generosity or anything else.” ThinkingHumansHuman BeingsNumbersKindnessBraveryGenerosityAttributesValentine's Day Book:The Roald Dahl Treasury Source: The Roald Dahl Treasury
“Befriending provides a valuable lifeline to many people who feel isolated in their communities often as a result of ill health or poverty. I would like to thank all those who volunteer as befrienders and I hope that your numbers will increase in coming years. Your kindness and hard work is, I know, very much appreciated by those you help.” PeopleKnowsFeelsYearsHardHelpingCommunityResultsNumbersPovertyKindnessHard WorkIncreaseIllValuableIsolatedVolunteerAppreciatedIll HealthLifelinesBefriending Author:Charles Kennedy