Thich Nhat Hanh Quotes

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.

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

As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else.

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

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

The more sympathy you give, the less you need.

True compassion means not only feeling another's pain but also being moved to help relieve it.

When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.

it is the personal and individual thing which is done by one human being for another that is the most valuable assistance which can be rendered in time of trouble. Better not only for the one who receives, but a thousand times happier for the one who gives.

In being aware of others' hunger, we contribute to a more empathic world.

Your sympathy is worthless to people in need without action.

It's a beautiful thing, the desire to help a fellow human who is maybe in a rough spot.

Compassion is not having any hesitation to reflect your light on things

Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.

Giving is the secret to a healthy life. Not necessarily money, but whatever a person has to give of encouragement, sympathy, and understanding.

The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.

One person caring about another represents life's greatest value.

Be kind to others before you take care of yourself; make whoever you're with feel like they matter.

The generosity, to me it’s less about the money and more about the support and the idea that people still care and love what Chris stood for and love him.

We are surrounded by those in need of our attention, our encouragement, our support, our comfort, our kindness... We are the Lord’s hands here upon the earth, with the mandate to serve and to lift His children. He is dependent upon each of us

Kindness is not something that we put on for certain occasions, like a piece of jewelry; rather, it is an attribute of God's that He desires to reproduce in us.

I want to take care of people. I want to help people. The maximum joy that I have is when I can create something that makes someone else's life lighter, brighter, or better.

I will to make life less bitter for a few within my reach.

We love most those who we serve most.