Pastoral Resources

A laugh, to be joyous, must flow from a joyous heart, for without kindness, there can be no true joy.

When kindness has left people, even for a few moments, we become afraid of them as if their reason had left them. When it has left a place where we have always found it, it is like shipwreck; we drop from security into something malevolent and bottomless.

People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess.

Kindness makes a fellow feel good whether it's being done to him or by him.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does.

The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness and kindness, can be trained to do most things.

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort.

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.

The kindness and affection from the public have carried me through some of the most difficult periods, and always your love and affection have eased the journey.

If you have donated, these children may never know your name, but they will never forget your kindness.

Gratitude is the inward feeling of kindness received. Thankfulness is the natural impulse to express that feeling. Thanksgiving is the following of that impulse.

I love Philadelphia. I was shocked at what a great city this is. For me, it is the cat's pajamas. I love everything about it. I love where I live. I love the people. I have been met with such kindness and affection here.

Ignorant kindness may have the effect of cruelty; but to be angry with it as if it were direct cruelty would be an ignorant unkindness.

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

Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning.

I believe that man will not merely endure; he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among the creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion.

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

I don't think Christmas is necessarily about things. It's about being good to one another, it's about the Christian ethic, it's about kindness.

I go now before the milk of Human kindness goes sour for me.