#kindness
Passages on kindness from many traditions.
“Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.”
“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them”
“And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.”
“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
“what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
“That which is hateful to thyself, do not do to thy neighbor. This is the whole law, and the rest is its commentary.”
“Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!”
“All men tremble at punishment, all men fear death; remember that you are like unto them, and do not kill, nor cause slaughter.”
“But I have three precious things which I prize and hold fast. The first is gentleness; the second is economy; and the third is shrinking from taking precedence of others.”
“To those who are good (to me), I am good; and to those who are not good (to me), I am also good;--and thus (all) get to be good.”
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
“he who saveth a life, shall be as though he had saved all mankind alive.”
“the crown of a good name is greater than them all.”
“My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart”
“Let deeds, not words, be your adorning.”
“To give and to be generous are attributes of Mine; well is it with him that adorneth himself with My virtues.”
“all breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.”