Quotes about Kindness

Without love, benevolence becomes egotism.

Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary What we need is Love without getting tired.

The source of love is deep in us and we can help others realize a lot of happiness. One word, one action, one thought can reduce another persons suffering and bring that person joy.

When you love you wish to do things for. You wish to sacrifice for. You wish to serve.

The proof of love is in the works. Where love exists, it works great things. But when it ceases to act, it ceases to exist.

God does not need your good works, but your neighbor does.

God does not need our good works, but our neighbor does.

It is easy enough to do good once or twice, but to keep on doing good without getting disgusted with the ingratitude of those whom we have benefited, that is not so easy.

My neighbor is every person, especially those who need my help, as Christ explained in the tenth chapter of Luke. Even if a person has done me some wrong, or has hurt me in any way, he is still a human being with flesh and blood. As long as a person remains a human being, so long is he to be an object of our love.

Each one should become as it were a Christ to the other that we may be Christs to one another and Christ may be the same in all, that is, that we may be truly Christians.

And this our God, so Scripture says, rejoices over us when we are persuaded that He is not incensed at us but is our kind and lovable Friend.

Thus Augustine says: "We know that we owe our existence to His goodness. We know that we are creatures because of the kindness of God, not because of merit. For it has pleased God that no one should glory except in the Lord.