Rick Riordan Quotes

I think the associations people have with kindness are often things like meekness and sweetness and maybe sickly sweetness; whereas I do think of kindness as a force, as a power.

How much more courage it took to be kind than to be cruel.

Mercy is stronger than your sword.

Love is more powerful than kicking ass.

Only the gentle are ever really strong.

Only the weak are cruel. Gentleness can only be expected from the strong.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.

There is nothing stronger in the world than gentleness.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

Tears shed for self are tears of weakness, but tears shed for others are a sign of strength.

If You are mighty, gain respect through knowledge and gentleness of speech. Do not command except as is fitting.

It takes strength to be kind; it's not a weakness.

Not everyone is able to show courage, but human decency must be demanded of every person.

I want to see you game, boys, I want to see you brave and manly, and I also want to see you gentle and tender.

Selfishness is weakness. But loving and caring for others is a position of power beyond anything we can possibly imagine.

One must first learn to heal people to be great. To hurt people is easy.

It is kindness that makes one strong and brave; and so we are kind to our prisoners.

Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine. You may have a compassionate thought or impulse, but if you don’t do or say anything, it’s not real compassion.

Unexpected kindness is the most powerful, least costly, and most underrated agent of human change. Kindness that catches us by surprise brings out the best in our natures.

You're not a coward just because you don't want to hurt people.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

The art of being kind is all the world needs.

Love is the most powerful weapon in the world for good. I really believe that.

You have the power to make the world a better place by being kind to someone today