kindness to strangers Quotes

I was blown away all the time by just how amazing people are in Canada, because even if they hated me, they still would try to help me.

The most tender place in my heart is for strangers. I know it's unkind, but my own blood is much too dangerous.

Scripture tells us that we shall not oppress a stranger, for we know the heart of a stranger. We were strangers once, too.

The sad thing is, I was discovering that you almost have to make a joke of being good to strangers. Up and down the country, these people doing their good deeds were doubtless being seen as slightly eccentric, when in reality and in an ideal world they should be deemed the most normal people of all.

[F]rank knew he was guilty of arrogance and misanthropy, but he compensated by being kind to strangers and tipping really well at restaurants.

Instead of showing strangers kindness and giving them the benefit of the doubt, we increasingly show them only fear, and that is bad for us and them.

Xenial' is a word which refers to the giving of gifts to strangers. . . . I know that having a good vocabulary doesn't guarantee that I'm a good person. . . . But it does mean I've read a great deal. And in my experience, well-read people are less likely to be evil.

The good thing about being stuck at the airport for an extra hour, is that it gives you a chance to give weary travelers surprise massages.