Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

Quote by Samuel Johnson

Topics: Kindness Quotes

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

All theory is against freedom of the will; all experience for it.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Some desire is necessary to keep life in motion.

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

I can't drink a little, therefore I never touch it. Abstinance is as easy for...

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

We are inclined to believe those whom we do not know because they have never...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

Hope is necessary in every condition. The miseries of poverty, sickness and captivity would, without...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

The blaze of reputation cannot be blown out, but it often dies in the socket;...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

That man (Lord Lyttelton) sat down to write a book, to tell the world what...

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Evil is uncertain in the same degree as good, and for the reason that we...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

Every reader should remember the diffidence of Socrates, and repair by his candour the injuries...

The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience...

The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience...

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language

Every quotation contributes something to the stability or enlargement of the language

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

It is better a man should be abused than forgotten.

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

Great works are performed not by strength, but by perseverance

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

By perseverance the snail reached the ark.

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of...

He has a chance to make somebody move over on Mount Rushmore. He's working for...

He has a chance to make somebody move over on Mount Rushmore. He's working for...