"For attractive lips, speak words of kindness."
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"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."
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"...walk with the knowledge that you are never alone."
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"By swallowing evil words unsaid, no one has ever harmed his stomach."
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"A little more kindness, A little less speed, A little more giving, A little less greed, A little more smile, A little less frown, A little less kicking, A man while he's down, A little more "We", A little less "I", A little more laugh, A little less cry, A little more flowers, On the pathway of life, And fewer on graves, At the end of the strife."
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"Whenever you feel like criticizing any one... just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had."
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"The attitude of kindness is everyday stuff like a great pair of sneakers. Not frilly. Not fancy. Just plain and comfortable."
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"The love we give away is the only love we keep."
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""The true essence of humankind is kindness. There are other qualities which come from education or knowledge, but it is essential, if one wishes to be a genuine human being and impart satisfying meaning to one's existence, to have a good heart.""
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"Anonymously perform acts of kindness, expecting nothing in return-not even a thank you."
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"Great persons are able to do great kindnesses."
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"Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate."
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"Do something wonderful, people may imitate it."
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"Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness."
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"The best minds will tell you that when a man has begotten a child he is morally bound to tenderly care for it, protect it from hurt, shield it from disease, clothe it, feed it, bear with its waywardness, lay no hand upon it save in kindness and for its own good, and never in any case inflict upon it a wanton cruelty. God's treatment of his earthly children, every day and every night, is the exact opposite of all that, yet those best minds warmly justify these crimes, condone them, excuse them, and indignantly refuse to regard them as crimes at all, when he commits them."
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"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."
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"Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin in both the recipient of the kindness and the person extending the kindness. Kindness extended, received or observed beneficially impacts the physical health and feelings of everyone involved."
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"My great hope for us as young women is to start being kinder to ourselves so that we can be kinder to each other. To stop shaming ourselves and other people for things we don't know the full story on - whether someone is too fat, too skinny, too short, too tall, too loud, too quiet, too anything. There's a sense that we're all ‘too’ something, and we're all not enough."
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"Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution."
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"When once the forms of civility are violated, there remains little hope of return to kindness or decency."
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