“There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship.” Thomas Aquinas #kindness

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” Saint Basil #kindness

“How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it!” -George Elliston #kindness

“Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.” Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Prize 1984). #kindness

“Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change.” – Bob Kerrey #kindness

“You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” -Publilius Syrus #kindness

“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” -Scott Adams #kindness

“Always be a little kinder than necessary.” -James M. Barrie #kindness

“Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can.” -Andrew Iskander #kiindness

“Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.” -Henry James #kindness

“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.” -Sophocles #kindness

“Kindness is more important than wisdom, and the recognition of this is the beginning of wisdom.” -Theodore Isaac Rubin #kindness

“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” -William Arthur Ward #kindness

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson #kindness

“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

“Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt #kindness

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature and its beauty.” Albert Einstein #kindness

“A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.” -Amelia Earhart #kindness

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Mark Twain #kindness

“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson @fourthofjuly

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” Aesop #kindness

“Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.” John Quincy Adams

“For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.” Audrey Hepburn #kindness

“There is a majesty in simplicity which is far above the quaintness of wit.” Alexander Pope #kindness

“True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.” Suze Orman. #kindness

Happy First Birthday dear Poppy! You are sweet and spunky! Love you! Poppy of Chappaqua Freckles Poodles #dogsofinstagram #poppyofchappaqua

“Life is short but there is always time for courtesy.” Ralph Waldo Emerson #kindness

“Have patience with all things. But, first of all with yourself.” Saint Francis de Sales #kindness

“Let us not be content to wait and see what will happen, but give us the determination to make the right things happen.” Horace Mann

“Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don’t have.” Anthony Bourdain