Scott Adams
Cartoonist
"Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end."
Small Acts quotes
Small Acts
36 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Victor Hugo
Novelist, Poet
"The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness."
Lewis Carroll
Author, Mathematician
"Courtesy is a small act but it packs a mighty wallop."
Nhat Hanh
Zen Master, Author
"A look filled with understanding, an accepting smile, a loving word, a meal shared in warmth and awareness are the things which create happiness in the present moment. By nourishing awareness in the present moment, you can avoid causing suffering to yourself and those around you. The way you look at others, your smile, and your small acts of caring can create happiness. True happiness does not depend on wealth or fame."
Robin Sharma
Author, Speaker
"Discipline is built by consistently performing small acts of courage."
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"The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do no harm, and does not refrain from them. Hence, his wickedness becomes so great that it cannot be concealed, and his guilt so great that it cannot be pardoned."
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"Success is created through the performance of a few small daily disciplines that stack up over time to produce achievements far beyond anything you could of ever planned for. Failure, on the other hand, is just as easy to slip into. Failure's is nothing more than the inevitable outcome of a few small acts of daily neglect performed consistently over time so that they take you past the point of no return."
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"It seems to me it would do us all good to act from our heart more often. We’ll be surprised how small acts of attention and kindness can release the energy, enthusiasm, and imagination bottled up in our overstressed minds and bodies."
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"Even a small act of compassion grants meaning and purpose to our lives."
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"There are no great acts, only small acts done with great love"
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