If there’s one thing we’ve learned recently, it’s that there’s a lack of empathy in this world. They say we should be the change we want to see, which is why we’ve put together this list of kindness quotes for kids. It’s perfect for World Kindness Day in November and all year round. Have a student read one out loud every day, or hang printouts around your classroom. We’ve all faced so much in the past few years, and we’re all exhausted. Making an effort to be kind is more important now than ever with these kindness quotes.

Our Favorite Kindness Quotes for Kids

Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. —Maya Angelou

 

You can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness! —Anne Frank

 

If you see someone without a smile, give them yours. —Dolly Parton

 

Never be so busy as not to think of others. —Mother Teresa

 

Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible. —Dalai Lama

 

If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else. —Booker T. Washington

 

Kindness is a gift everyone can afford to give. —Author unknown

 

The only way to have a friend is to be one. —Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. —Aesop

 

Be kinder to yourself. And then let your kindness flood the world. —Pema Chodron

 

Know what sparks the light in you, then use that light to illuminate the world. —Oprah Winfrey

 

Kindness is a universal language. —RAKtivist

 

We rise by lifting others. —Robert Ingersoll

 

If you can be anything, be kind. —Author unknown

 

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. —Vincent van Gogh

 

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

 

Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people. —Karen Salmansohn

 

Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude. —Confucius

 

Kind words don’t cost much. Yet they accomplish much. —Blaise Pasca

 

Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life. —Jackie Chan

 

Be nice to strangers. Be nice even when it doesn’t matter. —Sam Altman

 

Treat everyone with respect and kindness. Period. No exceptions. —Kiana Tom

 

Forget injuries; never forget kindnesses. —Confucius

 

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. —Plato

 

Always try to be a little kinder than is necessary. —J.M. Barrie

 

Never lose a chance of saying a kind word. —William Makepeace Thackeray

 

What I want is so simple I almost can’t say it: elementary kindness. —Barbara Kingsolver

 

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness. —William Arthur Ward

 

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. —Mark Twain

 

The words of kindness are more healing to a drooping heart than balm or honey. —Sarah Fielding

 

Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind. —Eric Hoffer

 

Kindness begins with the understanding that we all struggle. —Charles Glassman

 

When words are both true and kind, they can change the world. —Buddha

 

For it is in giving that we receive. —Saint Francis of Assisi

 

Extend yourself in kindness to other human beings wherever you can. —Oprah Winfrey

 

Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty. —Anne Herbert

 

Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them. —A.A. Milne

 

We are all neighbors. Be kind. Be gentle. —Clemantine Wamariya

 

It’s very important to choose kindness and stop bullying. —Jacob Tremblay

 

A part of kindness consists in loving people more than they deserve. —Joseph Joubert

 

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. —Mother Teresa

 

Compassion isn’t about solutions. It’s about giving all the love that you’ve got. —Cheryl Strayed

 

Kindness is showing someone they matter. —Author unknown

 

Work hard, be kind, and amazing things will happen. —Conan O’Brien

 

Always stop to think whether your fun may be the cause of another’s unhappiness. —Aesop

 

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

 

Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations. —Paramahansa Yogananda

 

You can only understand people if you feel them in yourself. —John Steinbeck

 

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

 

Take time to be kind and to say “thank you.” —Zig Ziglar

 

It takes strength to be kind; it’s not a weakness. —Daniel Lubetzky

 

If you have kindness in your heart, you offer acts of kindness to touch the hearts of others wherever you go—whether they are random or planned. Kindness becomes a way of life. —Roy T. Bennett

 

I have always depended on the kindness of strangers. —Tennessee Williams

 

Be kind to people on the way up—you’ll meet them again on your way down. —Jimmy Durante

 

The catch phrase for the day is “Do an act of kindness. Help one person smile.” —Harvey Ball

 

We should model the kindness we want to see. —Brene Brown

 

One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession. —Sophocles

 

Kindness is wisdom. —Philip James Bailey

 

I work best when there’s a safety trampoline of kindness. —Ruth Negga

 

Love and kindness go hand in hand. —Marian Keyes

 

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. —Evelyn Underhill

 

Kindness is a sort of love without being love. —Susan Hill

 

When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world. —Harold Kushner

 

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

 

Good words bring good feelings to the heart. Speak with kindness, always. —Rod Williams

 

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

 

When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves. —William Arthur Ward

 

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up. —John Holmes

 

Kindness in words creates confidence, kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. —Lao Tzu

 

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution. —Kahlil Gibran

 

Kind hearts are the gardens. Kind thoughts are the roots. Kind words are the blossoms. Kind deeds are the fruits. —Kirpal Singh

 

There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people. —Vincent van Gogh

 

The very nature of kindness is to spread. If you are kind to others, today they will be kind to you, and tomorrow to somebody else. —Sri Chonmony

 

Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind. —Roy T. Bennett

 

The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. —Mahatma Gandhi

 

Kindness is the key to changing the world. —Unknown

 

Kindness is like snow—it beautifies everything it covers. —Kahlil Gibran

 

The simple act of caring is heroic. —Edward Albert

 

Kindness is the greatest wisdom. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the ability to know what the right thing to do is and having the courage to do it. —RAKtivist

 

One kind word can change someone’s entire day. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the mark we leave on the world. —Unknown

 

Kindness is not an act, it’s a lifestyle. —Anthony Douglas Williams

 

Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out. —Abraham Lincoln

 

Kindness is free; let’s pass it on. —Unknown

 

The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention. —Oscar Wilde

 

Kindness is the greatest gift you can give and receive. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the beauty that can only be seen by the heart. —Unknown

 

The world is full of kind people. If you can’t find one, be one. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the gift that keeps on giving. —Unknown

 

Kind hearts are the gardens, kind thoughts are the roots, kind words are the flowers, kind deeds are the fruits. —Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

 

Kindness and love are the essence of a happy life. —Unknown

 

Kindness is choosing love over hate, light over darkness, compassion over judgment. —Unknown

 

When we feel love and kindness toward others, it not only makes others feel loved and cared for, but it helps us also to develop inner happiness and peace. —Dalai Lama

 

Kindness is the golden chain by which society is bound. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

 

Kindness is the language of the soul. —Unknown

 

Kindness is the investment that pays the highest interest. —Unknown

 

Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes. —Joseph B. Wirthlin

 

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