100+ Big Heart Quotes That Inspire Kindness and Compassion

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” – Mark Twain

“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.” – William Arthur Ward

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop

“Compassion is not a relationship between the healer and the wounded. It's a relationship between equals.” – Pema Chödrön

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” – Plato

“The simplest acts of kindness are by far more powerful than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.” – Mother Teresa

“There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” – John Holmes

“We rise by lifting others.” – Robert Ingersoll

“An ounce of kindness is worth a pound of cleverness.” – German Proverb

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” – Jennifer Dukes Lee

“Kindness begins with me.” – Anonymous

“Love is not about possession. It’s about appreciation.” – Osho

“To love deeply in one direction makes us more loving in all others.” – Anne-Sophie Swetchine

“The best thing to spend your money on is other people.” – Will Bowen

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.” – Maya Angelou

“Love doesn’t consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“The measure of love is love without measure.” – St. Francis of Assisi

“Giving is living. If you stop giving, you might as well be dead.” – Leo Buscaglia

“You can give without loving, but you can’t love without giving.” – Amy Carmichael

“True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.” – Mother Teresa

“The highest form of love is to give someone everything and ask for nothing back.” – Unknown

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

“Love is shown more in deeds than in words.” – St. Augustine

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another.” – Alfred Adler

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou

“Before you judge someone, walk a mile in their shoes.” – Native American Proverb

“Everyone carries a piece of the puzzle. Nobody comes into your life by mere coincidence.” – Sandra Brossman

“Understanding is the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be the true healing.” – J.K. Rowling

“We connect through our wounds, not our masks.” – Brené Brown

“To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Hurt people hurt people. Heal people heal people.” – Unknown

“Empathy has no script. Each story is different, and being present has no prerequisites.” – Brené Brown

“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.” – Ralph G. Nichols

“Listening is an act of love.” – Fred Rogers

“Sometimes, the best therapy is a silent hug from someone who understands.” – Unknown

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” – John Bunyan

“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” – Mother Teresa

“The generous soul will be made rich.” – Proverbs 11:25

“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

“The beauty of generosity is that it enriches the giver as much as the receiver.” – Unknown

“What you do has far greater impact than what you say.” – Stephen R. Covey

“Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you.” – Princess Diana

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde

“Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” – John Ruskin

“Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.” – Khalil Gibran

“Wealth is not his who has it, but his who enjoys it.” – Benjamin Franklin

“Forgiveness does not change the past, but it enlarges the future.” – Paul Boese

“The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” – Buddha

“Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” – Mark Twain

“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” – Alexander Pope

“Forgiveness is not always easy. At times, it feels more painful than the wound we suffered.” – Desmond Tutu

“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli

“Peace begins with a smile and grows with forgiveness.” – Mother Teresa

“Without forgiveness, life is governed by an endless cycle of resentment and retaliation.” – Roberto Assagioli

“Forgiveness is the key to unlocking peace.” – Unknown

“Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today.” – Will Rogers

“The moment you forgive, you set yourself free.” – Unknown

“A heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.” – Joanna Macy

“Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” – Rikki Rogers

“The human capacity for burden is like bamboo – far more flexible than you’d ever believe at first glance.” – Jodi Picoult

“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’” – Mary Anne Radmacher

“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” – Khalil Gibran

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” – Elizabeth Edwards

“Emotional strength is not hiding how you feel. It’s facing it with courage.” – Unknown

“The oak fought the wind and was broken, the willow bent when it must and survived.” – Robert Jordan

“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling

“Scars are proof that you showed up when it got tough.” – Mandy Hale

“Healing is not linear, but every step forward counts.” – Unknown

“Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous

“Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.” – William Arthur Ward

“Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” – Melody Beattie

“Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.” – Marcus Aurelius

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” – Voltaire

“When you rise in the morning, give thanks for the light, for your life, for your strength.” – Tecumseh

“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions.” – Zig Ziglar

“Say thank you as though you really mean it.” – Louise Hay

“Thankfulness is the beginning of gratitude. Gratitude is the completion of thankfulness.” – Henri Nouwen

“Acknowledge the good you already have in your life.” – Paulo Coelho

“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings.” – William Arthur Ward

“The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see.” – Mary Davis

“The most powerful actions speak with no words.” – Matshona Dhliwayo

“Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” – Winnie the Pooh

“Love is spelled T-I-M-E.” – Unknown

“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life you can never get back.” – Unknown

“Love is being stupid together.” – Paul Valéry

“Real love is doing the dishes without being asked.” – Unknown

“It’s the little things that make life big.” – Unknown

“Love is making someone a priority, not a convenience.” – Unknown

“The sweetest love stories aren’t written with grand gestures—but with daily choices.” – Unknown

“Presence is the greatest present.” – Unknown

“Love isn’t loud. It’s the quiet moments that last forever.” – Unknown

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more.” – Nicholas Sparks

“Hope is being able to see that the light is still there even when all the lights are out.” – Desmond Tutu

“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” – Mariska Hargitay

“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.” – Maya Angelou

“Stars can't shine without darkness.” – D.H. Sidebottom

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul.” – Emily Dickinson

“Every day may not be good, but there’s something good in every day.” – Alice Morse Earle

“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice, it takes love.” – Warsan Shire

“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” – Rumi

“After the storm, the birds sing louder.” – Unknown

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman

“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” – Unknown

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman

“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.

“Your life is your message to the world. Make sure it’s inspiring.” – Anne Frank

“Purpose is not something you find. It’s something you live.” – Unknown

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou

“Make each day your masterpiece.” – John Wooden

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

“You were born to make a difference. Don’t shrink from your purpose.” – Oprah Winfrey

“Let your life speak.” – Parker Palmer

“A life lived in love is a life lived with meaning.” – Unknown