Best Inspiring Kind Heart Quotes
Being kind to others is one of the best gifts you can give yourself and others around you. But what exactly does it mean to be kind? What are the qualities of kindness? The answer to these questions may seem simple, but the reality of being kind can be quite complex. Kindness encompasses many different emotions, actions, and attitudes all rolled into one virtue. Read on for inspirational kind heart quotes that will get you thinking about what it means to be kind, and how to go about being kind in your own life in ways that are meaningful to you as an individual human being.
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Beauty is in the heart of the beholder.- H. G. Wells
You are not a bad person just because you were at fault this once. Grow from your faults and strive to be a better person. Being a good person isn’t a destination, it’s something we pursue all the time. Sometimes, we will fail but it’s alright.- Nesta Jojoe Erskine
You are not rich until you have a rich heart.- Roy T. Bennett
A big heart is both a clunky and a delicate thing; it doesn’t protect itself and it doesn’t hide. It stands out, like a baby’s fontanel, where you can see the soul pulse through.- Anne Lamott
A daily dose of daydreaming heals the heart, soothes the soul, and strengthens the imagination.- Richelle E. Goodrich
A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.- Nelson Mandela
A good heart is better than all the heads in the world.- Edward G. Bulwer Lytton
A good heart is the sun and the moon; or, rather, the sun and not the moon, for it shines bright and never changes.- William Shakespeare
A good person can make another person good; it means that goodness will elicit goodness in the society; other persons will also be good.- Bhumibol Adulyadej
A kind heart is a fountain of gladness, making everything in its vicinity freshen into smiles.- Washington Irving
A pure heart is superlatively rare and even more attractive.- J.S.B. Morse
Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside – to have a big heart and an open mind and a spectacular spleen. – Ellen DeGeneres
Power of kindness quotes
Angels only care about what you look like on the inside. A pure heart is the vessel that contains a soul’s true beauty.- Molly Friedenfeld
At the core of your heart, you are perfect and pure. No one and nothing can alter that.- Amit Ray
Attitude is a choice. Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.- Roy T. Bennett
Be good to people. You will be remembered more for your kindness than any level of success you could possibly attain.- Mandy Hale
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.- Plato
Be tough minded but tenderhearted.- H. Jackson Brown Jr
Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.- Kahlil Gibran
Being a good person doesn’t depend on your religion, your race or your skin color or your culture. It depends on how good is your heart and how good you treat others.- Marcel Isler
Being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure.- Bob Marley
Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that defines us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.- P.J Palacio
Crushed by what she had to bear
Don’t judge a person by how important he is or how big he is. Judge a person by the strength of character or size of his heart.- Glad Munaiseche
Each facet to make them shine
Each gem on the crown she wears
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Good heart is the best religion; its light is the most powerful light.- Mehmet Murat Ildan
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.- Rumi
Have a big enough heart to love unconditionally, and a broad enough mind to embrace the differences that make each of us unique.- DB Harrop
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts. – Charles Dickens
How good a person you are depends only on how much compassion and sympathy you have in your heart for others.- Nitin Namdeo
I believe in being good to people. I believe in loving with your whole heart. And I believe in being genuine no matter the circumstances.- Reyna Biddy
Cute and Short Kindness Quotes
I think it is beautiful how the moon glows using the sun’s light and the sun never asks for anything in return.- Mark Twain
I’m convinced we have each been endowed with a beautiful heart. We may not always see it. We may not even believe it. But it’s a gift that came with birth and, every time we act selflessly, it grows a little.- Steve Goodier
I’ve learned…. That being kind is more important than being right.- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
If everyone were a good person, it’d obviously be a better world.- Aaron Paul
Is a fragment of her heart
Is a teardrop she’d shed
It doesn’t matter how strong or capable you are; if you don’t have a big heart, you will not succeed.- Li Ka-Shing
It is not fancy hair, gold jewelry, or fine clothes that should make you beautiful. No, your beauty should come from within you – the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. This beauty will never disappear, and it is worth very much to God.- ‘Peter 3:3-4, Holy Bible: KJV’
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.- Dalai Lama
It’s easy to be kind when others treat you well. The challenge is to preserve your loving-kindness when they treat you badly—to preserve goodwill in the face of ill will.- Rick Hanson
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.- Mark Twain
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Look deeply into your soul. You have enough grace and strength to overcome any struggle.- Lailah Gifty Akita
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.- Dalai Lama XIV
Mad fearlessness is not Courage. The only requirement for Courage is a good heart.- Richelle E. Goodrich
Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. It’s a sign that you have a big heart, and that you aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.- Brigitte Nicole
Quotes on kindness and generosity
Never stop being a good man because of bad people- Evelyn Jess
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.- Aesop
Outer beauty pleases the eye. Inner beauty captivates the heart.- Mandy Hale
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
Success to me is being a good person, treating people well.- David LaChapelle
Suffering has been stronger than all other teaching, and has taught me to understand what your heart used to be. I have been bent and broken, but – I hope – into a better shape.- Charles Dickens
Take into account that great love & great achievement involve great risk.- Dalai Lama
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.- Audrey Hepburn
The beauty of a woman is not in the clothes she wears, the figure that she carries or the way she combs her hair. The beauty of a woman must be seen from her eyes because that is the doorway to her heart, the place where love resides.- Audrey Hepburn
The essence of any religion is a good heart. Sometimes I call love and compassion a universal religion. This is my religion.- Dalai Lama
The knowledge that unites love and wisdom, that uplifts the spirit is spirituality. The knowledge which gives you a broad vision and a big heart is spirituality.- Sri Ravi Shankar
The language of light can only be decoded by the heart.- Suzy Kassem
The only downfall of having a good heart is that you’re constantly looking for angels inside of demons. And they wonder why the good know so much pain.- R.H. Sin
The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.- John Green
The person with most beautiful heart and soul will have also the most beautiful face for me, for my eyes just as a child to the mother, her baby will be the best always.- Ven Kosta
There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people.- John Holmes
Kind Heart Quotes for Your Friends and Family
There never was any heart truly great and generous, that was not also tender and compassionate.- Robert Frost
There’s more to a man than flesh. Judge others by the sum of their soul and you’ll see that beauty is a force of light that radiates from the inside out.- Aaron Lauritsen
There’s nothing better than meeting somebody with a great soul, and a great spirit and a good heart.- Mark Wahlberg
To take the cuts and say she’s fine.- Jennifer Tindakan
Together, people with good hearts and fine minds can move the world.- William J. Clinton
Truth is ever incoherent, and when the big hearts strike together, the concussion is a little stunning.- Herman Melville
What’s broken can be mended, what’s hurt can be healed. No matter how dark it gets, the sun’s going to rise again.- Meredith Grey, You’re My Home, Season 11, Finale
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When you are older you will understand how precious little things, seemingly of no value in themselves, can be loved and prized above all price when they convey the love and thoughtfulness of a good heart.- Edwin Booth
When you have a good heart, kindness becomes a responsibility you take up.- Ufuoma Apoki
When your heart speaks, take good notes.- Judith Campbell
Whole life is a search for beauty. But, when the beauty is found inside, the search ends and a beautiful journey begins.- Harshit Walia
You cannot be a big person with a small heart.- T D Jakes
“A loving heart is the beginning of all knowledge.”- Thomas Carlyle
“No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart.”- Shaina Shaik
“One day we will realize that big hearts will bring us more peace than big weapons.”- Anthony Douglas
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.”- Helen Keller
“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.”- Jane Austen
“When somebody else’s happiness makes you happy, it means you are a good human with a big heart.”- Jenni Rivera