Humanity 101 - kindness

Kindness in their own words...

Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.

Scott Adams

 

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Aesop

Full quote: The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.

Aesop

 

The best part of life is not just surviving, but thriving with passion and compassion and humor and style and generosity and kindness.

Maya Angelou

 

Kindness is wisdom.

Philip James Bailey

 

Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others.

William J.H. Boetcker

 

We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity. More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness.

Charlie Chaplin

 

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Confucius

 

There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.

Dalai Lama

 

Kindness’ covers all of my political beliefs.

Roger Ebert, Life Itself

 

Be kind to people whether they deserve your kindness or not. If your kindness reaches the deserving good for you if your kindness reaches the undeserving take joy in your compassion.”

James Fadiman, Essential Sufism

 

Those who make compassion an essential part of their lives find the joy of life. Kindness deepens the spirit and produces rewards that cannot be completely explained in words. It is an experience more powerful than words. To become acquainted with kindness one must be prepared to learn new things and feel new feelings. Kindness is more than a philosophy of the mind. It is a philosophy of the spirit.

Robert J. Furey

 

I have a very simple philosophy of life: kindness. Ferocious, unrelenting, ruthless, committed, passionate, kindness. Life is sacred everywhere. We all have better things to do than beat each other up. Arguing for the exception is to invest it with energy, it's to negotiate the loophole. The commitment to kindness must be total.

David Gerrold

 

I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.

Khalil Gibran

 

Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness.

Khalil Gibran

 

Service is a smile.  It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug.   It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition.

 Richelle E. Goodrich

 

For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.

Audrey Hepburn

 

Our kindness may be the most persuasive argument for that which we believe.”

Gordon B. Hinckley

 

Don't wish...DO! Don't try...BE! Don't think...KNOW! And above all: Bless a stranger with a small, yet powerful, random act of kindness. You feel me?

T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with The Divine Presence

 

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.”

Samuel Johnson, The Life of Samuel Johnson LL.D. Vol 3

 

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

Caroline Kennedy

 

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

Lao Tzu

 

“If a person seems wicked, do not cast him away. Awaken him with your words, elevate him with your deeds, repay his injury with your kindness. Do not cast him away; cast away his wickedness.”

Lao Tzu

 

They told me adventures were over, so I got off the internet and got on a plane. They told me kindness was a thing of the past, so I spent a year helping others in need. They told me love was dead, so I fell into it. Head over heels.

Abby Lass

 

Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

Annie Lennox

 

The first thing a kindness deserves is acceptance, the second, transmission.

George MacDonald

 

There's no dearth of kindness In the world of ours; Only in our blindness We gather thorns for flowers.

Gerald Massey

 

But then there are magical, beautiful things in the world. There's incredible acts of kindness and bravery, and in the most unlikely places, and it gives you hope.

Dave Matthews

 

We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.

Dave Matthews

 

We must quit thinking we know everything, and quit placing "knowledge" over kindness and compassion.

Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason

 

Kindly words do not enter so deeply into men as a reputation for kindness.

Mencius

 

Each time I perform an act of kindness, a part of me heals.

Lupi Ngcayisa

 

Industry, economy, honesty, and kindness form a quartet of virtues that will never be improved upon.

James Oliver

 

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

 

As much as we need a prosperous economy, we also need a prosperity of kindness and decency.

Caroline Kennedy

 

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

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

 

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

Princess Diana Spencer

 

Real kindness seeks no return; what return can the world make to rain clouds?

Tiruvalluvar

 

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

Mark Twain

 

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Evelyn Underhill

 

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

William Arthur Ward

 

Courage and kindness, loyalty, truth, and helpfulness are always the same and always needed.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

This is what kindness does…Each little thing we do goes out, like a ripple, into the world.

Jacqueline Woodson, Each Kindness

  • KIND Snacks - There’s healthy. There’s tasty. Then there’s healthy and tasty. At KIND, we believe you deserve both—we call it our brAND philosophy. That’s why you’ll find all of our snacks are pretty much the nirvana of healthful tastiness. What began with just 8 bar varieties in 2004 has grown to over 22 bars and 6 Healthy Grains snackable clusters, and a multitude of new recipes being perfected and refined to our standards in the KIND kitchen.
  • Make A Difference Day: Acts of kindness - As a journalist covering breaking news, you often find yourself in people's lives at some of those rare, bright moments, but more often you enter their lives at their worst moments.
  • Kyrene schools personify acts of kindness at district event - Stretched along Kyrene Centennial Middle School’s track on Saturday for the district’s first Acts of Kindness event, Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary students raked in a paper chain with more than 3,000 links representing random acts of kindness.
  • Red Lobster Waitress Gets $10K Tip After Racist Receipt - A Red Lobster waitress, who said a customer left her a receipt with a racist slur, has received the tip of a lifetime, thanks to a fundraising from online supporters.
  • “Kindness Month” at Children’s Museum of Phoenix includes several special art studio projects including making kindness jars.
  • Kindness Isn’t Just for Elementary School - Elementary programs have a way of communicating essential truths through simple metaphors that I, a high school teacher, really admire. For example, at my local elementary school, teachers use the metaphor of “filling up the bucket” to teach children the value of “put-ups” instead of “put-downs.” 
  • Pre-schooler Donates Piggybank Savings For Typhoon ‘Yolanda’ Victims – Six-year old Shoichi Kondoh did not think twice about giving away his childhood savings for the benefit of the victims of super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ after watching the devastation on television.
  • PAK Thirty One - Thirty-one days of Personal Acts of Kindness - Members of the PAK have committed to purposefully perform personal acts of kindness each day in December.
  • Tut.com - We’re host to a community of half-a-million like-minded thinkers, "Tutters," from around the world and we’re best known for: Notes from the Universe e-mailings, Mike Dooley’s self-improvement books and events, Infinite Possibilities “Train the Trainer” conferences, Our twice a year WOW Tours!
  • Human Kindness Genes Withstand Threats and Fear - What makes people behave kindly? Is it the result of having been nurtured in an environment of love and kindness that makes you more likely to treat others the same way?
  • Utah’s Homeless Population Has Plunged 74%; By 2015 It Could Be Gone Completely - When looking at seemingly intractable problems, it’s important to focus on the success stories. The state of Utah has spent the last eight years fighting homelessness in a very unique, but extremely effective way.
  • Single mom turns $5 into ultimate act of kindness - When Alysun's church handed out $5 bill as a reverse offering, she didn't think to keep it for herself. The church's request was to bless someone. 
  • Stranger's act of kindness birghtens up mother's bad day - When this mother didn't even know how she would feed her children for dinner, a stranger's act of kindness turned her day around. 

Humanity 101 - Toolbox

Humanity 101 in the Workplace: Lessons in Privilege and Bias.

Resources

Checklists

Workshop Evaluations