Whether you’re writing, editing, or just dealing with the wear and tear of a busy day, you know that a little bit of kindness will bring a smile to anyone’s face. February 17 is Random Acts of Kindness Day, but at Writer’s Relief, we believe in celebrating kindness every day! We’ve created this list of 20 encouraging author quotes about kindness and positive thinking to help uplift and inspire you today. You’ll also find a great list of books filled with hope and joy here.
Author Quotes About Kindness
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” —Scott Adams
“The best portion of a good man’s life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.” —William Wordsworth
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop
“Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.” —George Sand
“Kindness is ever the begetter of kindness.” —Sophocles
“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
“Who knows where inspiration comes from? Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses.” —Amy Tan
“To the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world.” —Dr. Seuss
“Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got.” —Cheryl Strayed
“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.” —Alice Walker
“My heart knows who I am, and who I’ll turn out to be!” —E. Lynn Harris
“Love that stammers, that stutters, is apt to be the love that loves the best.” —Gabriela Mistral
“Anger can teach us forgiveness, hate can teach us love, and war can teach us peace.” —Le Ly Hayslip
“Don’t ever think that just because you do things differently, you’re wrong.” —Gail Tsukiyama
“We all get scared and want to turn away, but it isn’t always strength that makes you stay. Strength is also making the decision to change your destiny.” —Zoraida Córdova
“You have to live in the world to say anything meaningful about it.” —Cristina Garcia
“Try to be the rainbow in someone else’s cloud.” —Maya Angelou
“There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me.” —Jane Austen
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” —J.R.R. Tolkien
Here are more quotes to add some sunshine to your day!
And if you’d like some ideas for random acts of kindness, you’ll find great inspiration here:
- 99 Ideas for Random Acts of Kindness
- 70 Simple Acts of Kindness You Can Do Every Day
- 51 Random Acts of Kindness
Question: Which quote here is your favorite?
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