E. L. Konigsburg Quotes

Being kind is the most important thing I've ever been taught. That's what my parents always told me - more important than ambition or success is being kind to people. The cornerstone of my life. What I aspire to is to be kind.

Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving.

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.

I'm doing everything that I can, working with experts, really studying the statistics to figure out a way we can make it cool or normal to be kind and loving.

The New Testament is about loving other people as you love yourself. That means caring for them and looking after them and being kind to them.

Many men fail because they do not see the importance of being kind and courteous to the men under them. Kindness to everybody always pays for itself. And, besides, it is a pleasure to be kind.

My religious philosophy is kindness. Try to be kind. That's something worth achieving.

The stirrings of morality emerge early in childhood. Toddlers spontaneously offer toys and help to others and try to comfort people they see in distress.

The wonderful thing is that it's so incredibly easy to be kind.

I gave my beauty and my youth to men. I am going to give my wisdom and experience to animals.

Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding.

Be kind. It feels good.

One of the magical things about kindness is that it's what we nerds call a 'happiness aggregator.' People confuse kindness with being nice. And they're very different. You can be nice and be passive. But kindness requires action.

My parents taught me broad Christian values. To be kind to one another, to be honest, not to just think about yourself.

You know what takes effort? Being kind. Being patient. Being respectful.

Relying on the power of kindness is a sensitive undertaking. The challenge is to inspire people to be kind more often without tainting the selflessness that comes from doing something nice with no ulterior motive.

I am more interested in teaching my children empathy than subscribing to our 'me' culture and obsessing about 'how do I feel' all the time.

Be kind. Always if you have a choice, be kind.

To be kind neither hurts nor compromises.

I suspect that the happiest people you know are the ones who work at being kind, helpful and reliable - and happiness sneaks into their lives while they are busy doing those things. It is a by-product, never a primary goal.

When you treat people with massive respect and kindness, amazing to me how they return your respect and kindness 100X...even though you expected zero in return.

Kindness - that simple word. To be kind - it covers everything, to my mind. If you're kind that's it.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.

Maybe one of you can enlighten me, but I just don't understand why it is so hard to be kind to one another?

Personally, I think humility is a prerequisite to being a truly empathic person.