#kindness

A yogi is much more disciplined in his speech. Yogic tradition has it that speech must pass before three barriers prior to being uttered aloud. These barriers come in the form of three questions: Is it kind? Is it true? Is it necessary? (112-113) ↗

— Prem Prakash

#kindness #necessity #right-speech #speech #yoga

I'm a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. ↗

— J.D. Salinger

#kindness

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#vanity

It’s much easier to be cruel than one might think. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#kindness #cruelty

There is no religion without love, and people may talk as much as they like about their religion, but if it does not teach them to be good and kind to man and beast, it is all a sham. ↗

— Anna Sewell

#anna #anna-sewell #black-beauty #kindness #love

If everyone howled at every injustice, every act of barbarism, every act of unkindness, then we would be taking the first step towards a real humanity. ↗

— Nelson DeMille

#barbarism #every #everyone #first #first step

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. ↗

— Kiana Tom

#exceptions #kindness #period #respect #treat

There is an inherent tolerance and kindness in the state school teenagers I know. ↗

— Arabella Weir

#inherent #kindness #know #school #state

In the context of interfaith encounter, we need to bring to the surface how our actual beliefs shape what we do - not simply to agree that kindness is better than cruelty. ↗

— Rowan D. Williams

#agree #beliefs #better #bring #context

You have discovered so much kindness and good will to those you thought were oppressed, and had no helper, that I am sure you will not despise what I have wrote, if you judge it will be of any service to them. ↗

— Jupiter Hammon

#any #despise #discovered #good #had