Bethany Hamilton Quotes

When a friend is sick, I see the situation for what it is, not what it isn't, and I offer to help as much as she wants, not as much as I want.

It is not the things you have that make you happy. It is love and kindness and helping each other and just plain being good.

Compassion, along with love, is the face of altruism.

If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.

When you meet the needy your heart grows bigger

You can always give something, even if it is only kindness.

The more we stretch the muscle called compassion and generosity, the stronger we get, the better we feel about ourselves, the more loving we become to the world around us.

They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one packet, maybe I share that packet with somebody who has not got even one cigarette, and that's the beginning of love, to give until it hurts.

Nothing can give you greater joy than doing something for another.

Compassion is a verb.

Kindness isn't just a virtue, its a necessity.

My message is the practice of compassion, love and kindness.

Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.

I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.

Kindness which is not inexhaustible does not deserve the name.

I take the greatest lesson from compassion - it takes away all the conceit out of my life.

Kindness is the truest wisdom of life and we cannot go far without it.

Generosity gives assistance, rather than advice.

To be kind is to respond with sensitivity and human warmth to the hopes and needs of others. Even the briefest touch of kindness can lighten a heavy heart. Kindness can change the lives of people.

Love and compassion benefit both ourselves and others. Through kindness to others, your heart and mind will be peaceful and open.

Do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.

Kindness is the power that moves us to support and heal someone who offers nothing in return.

Compassion is a quality which impels one to perform sacrifices.

After the verb 'to Love', 'to Help' is the most beautiful verb in the world.