1. “Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible.
Tenzin Gyatso
2. “Kindness in words creates confidence… Kindness in thinking creates profoundness… Kindness in giving creates love.
Lao Tzu
3. “Kindness is no virtue, but a common duty.
Frederick Greenwood
4. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
Aesop
5. “It is more important to be of pure intention than of perfect action.
Ilyas Kassam
6. “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
7. “A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Amelia Earhart
8. “You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
9. “If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. “Respect begins with this attitude: I acknowledge that you are a creature of extreme worth.
Gary Chapman
11. “Respect is an invention of people who want to cover up the empty place where love should be.
Leo Tolstoy
12. “When we love and respect people, revealing to them their value, they can begin to come out from behind the walls that protect them.
Jean Vanier
13. “Respect commands itself and it can neither be given nor withheld when it is due.
Eldridge Cleaver
14. “Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.
Laurence Sterne
15. “You can demand courtesy but you have to earn respect.
Lawrence Goldstone
16. “If we can respect the divine within us, if we can treat it with dignity, then we can respect others around us.
Vishwas Chavan
17. “People crave more respect than love because they expect to love only from a few people but they want respect from everyone.
Amit Kalantri
18. “That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
William J. H. Boetcker
19. “When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you.
Lao-Tzu
20. “Don’t pretend to be something you aren’t.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
21. “No legacy is as rich as honesty.
unknown
22. “A clear conscience is more valuable than wealth.
Tagalog (Filipino) (on conscience)
23. “You can fool people some of the time, but you can’t fool them all of the time.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
24. “Half the truth is often a whole lie.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)
25. “Honesty is the best policy.
Aesop (c.620-560 BC)
26. “The best thing about telling the truth is… you don’t have to remember what you said!
unknown, thanks to Georgie Bee
27. “The sting of a reproach is the truth of it.
Ben Franklin (1706-1790)