Kindness, like a boomerang, always returns. You can't live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. Because someday in your life you will have been all of these. How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and strong. If we should deal out justice only, in this world, who would escape? No, it is better to be generous, and in the end more profitable, for it gains gratitude for us, and love. Life is mostly froth and bubble, Two things stand like stone, Kindness in another's trouble, Courage in your own. When I was young, I admired clever people. The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway. Confuciusĭon't wait for people to be friendly, show them how. There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life - reciprocity. Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. SenecaĪ kind word is like a Spring day. Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness. Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello." I've never forgotten that lesson. "In your careers, you will meet many people. Before the class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our grade. I had seen the cleaning woman several times, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. I breezed through the questions until I read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was a joke. Variation of a saying by Albert Einsteinĭuring my second year of nursing school our professor gave us a quiz. Author UnknownĪ fellow who does things that count, doesn't usually stop to count them. Never miss an opportunity to make others happy, even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it. Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966 Frank Tygerĭon't be yourself - be someone a little nicer. There is no greater loan than a sympathetic ear. I always prefer to believe the best of everybody, it saves so much trouble. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. What this world needs is a new kind of army - the army of the kind. Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. It might be the only sunshine he sees all day. Today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Jesse JacksonĪ good character is the best tombstone. Never look down on anybody unless you're helping him up. If you haven't any charity in your heart, you have the worst kind of heart trouble. Aesop, (620 BC - 560 BC), The Lion and the Mouse No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
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