Miguel de Unamuno Quotes

The care and concern of one human being for another is a peculiar 'commodity.' It can't be stockpiled. It becomes degraded through trade. It isn't delivered by machines. Its quality rests entirely on the attention paid by one person to another. Even to speak of reducing the time involved is to misunderstand its value.

To give somebody your time is the biggest gift you can give.

Blessed is the influence of one true, loving human soul on another.

You can make people feel valued or cared for by design alone. It's not purely about money. It's about how we choose to value human experience.

It takes very little effort to make someone happy.

We're a sentimental people. We like a few kind words better than millions of dollars given in a humiliating way.

Those gifts are ever more precious which the giver has made precious.

People will not lend you a hand until you first touch their hearts.

Tell me, when you give alms do you look into the eyes of the man or woman to whom you give alms? . . . And when you give alms, do you touch the hand of the one to whom you give alms, or do you toss the coin?

The greatest gift you can give someone is your time, your attention, your love, your concern.

Gifts of the heart can't be claimed by anyone except the giver.

That's when you know for sure somebody loves you. They figure out what you need and they give it to you - without you asking.

They say talk is cheap. Maybe so. But kindness is even better—it's free! Free to give. Free to receive. Makes you wonder why there's not more of it, huh?

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

The smallest gesture can mean to much to those who may need a little lift in their lives.

We can bring positive energy into our daily lives by smiling more, talking to strangers in line, replacing handshakes with hugs, and calling our friends just to tell them we love them.

The manner of giving is worth more than the gift.

There's a love that I want to continue to offer people. And, I hope I can offer people that love through the art.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

I come from a family with big hearts, so I love to put smiles on people's faces.

A person who cares deeply about what people need in their lives is someone I'll never forget.

The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.

Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.

You never know when a moment and a few sincere words can have an impact on a life.

People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.