“Only the powerful are gentle.” ~ Maxime Lagacé

“Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions.” ~ Kiana Tom

“Kindness gives birth to kindness.” ~ Sophocles

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Gentleness doesn’t get work done unless you happen to be a hen laying eggs.” ~ Coco Chanel

“For it is in giving that we receive.” ~ Francis of Assisi

“The ideals which have always shone before me and filled me with joy are goodness, beauty, and truth.” ~ Albert Einstein

“Be pitiful, for every man is fighting a hard battle.” ~ Ian Maclaren

“Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.” ~ William Shakespeare

“Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.” ~ Dalai Lama

“Let us learn to live with kindness, to love everyone, even when they do not love us.” ~ Pope Francis

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

“Kind words can be short and easy to speak but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa

“Kindness, I’ve discovered, is everything in life.” ~ Isaac Bashevis Singer

“The only way to tell the truth is to speak with kindness. Only the words of a loving man can be heard.” ~ Henry David Thoreau

“When words are both true and kind, they can change the world.” ~ Buddha

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” ~ Maya Angelou

“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” ~ Kahlil Gibran

“There is no duty more obligatory than the repayment of kindness.” ~ Cicero

“Extend yourself in kindness to other human beings wherever you can.” ~ Oprah Winfrey