75 Quotes on Kindness and Generosity

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Generosity and kindness are powerful tools we should implement into our personal growth. There are numerous benefits to it and a tremendous amount of different ways to practice generosity and kindness to become better greater people. Here’s a list of generosity and kindness quotes to inspire you to grow to be more kind, giving, and generous. Love more. Give more. Share more. Live more. Spread kindness, peace, and joy.

1. “Be the change you wish you wish to see in the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

2. “Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.” — Anne Herbert’

3. “You do not have to be rich to be generous.” — Multiple sources

4. “Leave the world a better place that when you entered it.” — Multiple sources

5. “Your greatness is not what you have, it’s what you give.” — Alice Hocker

6. “To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.” ― Pearl S. Buck

7. “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” — Barbara De Angelis

8. “Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.” — Rebecca Solnit

9. “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

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

11. “That’s what I consider true generosity: You give your all and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing.” —Simone de Beauvoir

12. “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that.”― Martin Luther King, Jr.

13. “Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

14. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” — Winston Churchill

15. “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.” – Leo Buscaglia

16. “Being generous of spirit is a wonderful way to live.” — Pete Seeger

17. “True beauty is born through our actions and aspirations and in the kindness we offer to others.” — Alek Wek

18. “Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can.” — Andrew Iskander

19. “Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” — Scott Adams

20. “Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

21. “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.” — Ronald Reagan

22. “There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” — John Holmes

23. “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” — Og Mandino

24. “Generosity is an activity that loosens us up. By offering whatever we can – a dollar, a flower, a word of encouragement – we are training in letting go.” — Pema Chodron

25. “The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.” — Albert Einstein

26. “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” — Henry James

27. “Every minute of every hour of every day you are making the world, just as you are making yourself, and you might as well do it with generosity and kindness and style.” — Rebecca Solnit

28. “A generous person will prosper.” — Proverbs 11:25

29. “Being generous often consists of simply extending a hand. That’s hard to do if you are grasping tightly to your righteousness, your belief system, your superiority, your assumptions about others, your definition of normal.” — Patti Digh

30. “Happiness is not made by what we own. It is what we share.” —Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

31. “I’ve been searching for ways to heal myself, and I’ve found that kindness is the best way.” — Lady Gaga

32. “Generosity takes an open heart and a love that asks for nothing in return.” — Anonymous

33. “Don’t wait for other people to be loving, giving, compassionate, grateful, forgiving, generous, or friendly, lead the way.” — Steve Maraboli

34. “Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.” ― Kahlil Gibran

35. “You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

36. “Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.” ― Roy T. Bennett

37. “Kindness makes you the most beautiful person in the world, no matter what you look like.” – Anonymous

38. “Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome.” – Amelia Barr

39. “Through radical generosity we are awakening people.” — Bill Johnson

40. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” — S. Kushner

41. “Generosity is the best investment.” — Diane Con Furstenberg

42. “Generosity isn’t an act. It’s a way of life.” — Chip Ingram

43. “Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.” ― R.J. Palacio

44. “The law of prosperity is generosity. If you want more, give more.” — Bob Proctor

45. “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” — William Arthur Ward

46. “Our only hope lies in the power of our love, generosity, tolerance and understanding and our commitment to making the world a better place for all.” — Muhammad Ali

47. “Kindness is like snow- It beautifies everything it covers.” – Kahlil Gibran

48. “The ends you serve that are selfish will take you no further than yourself but the ends you serve that are for all, in common, will take you into eternity.” ― Marcus Garvey

49. “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

50. “Make generosity part of your growth strategy.” — Danielle LaPorte

51. Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” – Lao Tzu

52. “Kindness is the sunshine in which virtue grows.” – Robert Green Ingersoll

53. “Some people are afraid of generosity. They feel they will be taken advantage of or oppressed. In cultivating generosity, we are only oppressing our greed and attachment. This allows our true nature to come out and become lighter and freer.” — Ajahn Chah

54. “True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.” — Suze Orman

55. “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan

56. “Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good.” ― Minor Myers

57. “Be a warrior when it comes to delivering on your ambitions. And a saint when it comes to treating people with respect, modeling generosity, and showing up with outright love.” — Robin S. Sharma

58. “It takes generosity to discover the whole through others. If you realize you are only a violin, you can open yourself up to the world by playing your role in the concert.” — Jacques Yves Cousteau

59. “It’s not our job to play judge and jury, to determine who is worthy of our kindness and who is not. We just need to be kind, unconditionally and without ulterior motive, even – or rather, especially – when we’d prefer not to be.” — Josh Radnor

60. “Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” – Albert Schweitzer

61. “Goodness is about character, integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is about how we treat other people.” Dennis Prager

62. “Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” – Joseph B. Wirthlin

63. “A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” – John Ruskin

64. “There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one will be to treat others with respect, kindness, and generosity.” — Nathaniel Branden

65. “Just imagine how different the world could be if we all spoke to everyone with respect and kindness.” — Holly Branson

66. “Together we can change the world, just one random act of kindness at a time.” — Ron Hall

67. “Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle.” – Charles Glassman

68. “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” – Amelia Earhart

69. “Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.” – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

70. “Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey

71. “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.” — Og Mandino

72. “To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy and a whole heart and a free mind.” ― Pearl S. Buck

73. ““I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” ― William Penn

74. “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world” ― Harold Kushner

75. “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make” ― Jane Goodall

I hope you enjoyed these generosity and kindness quotes. Now go out there and be kind and generous!