Inspiring Quotes on Treating Others with Kindness

Explore a collection of powerful quotes that remind us to treat others how we wish to be treated. Discover wisdom from renowned thinkers and writers.

Wisdom from the Masters

"Do to others as you would have them do to you."

- Jesus

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"Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given."

- King Hussein Nishah

Respect

"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always."

- Robin Williams

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"Kindness is never a mistake, somewhere in the heart it is always remembered."

- C.S. Pacat

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"If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion."

- Dalai Lama

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"Every time you mistreat someone, you reveal the part of you that lacks love and needs to heal."

- Kemi Sogunle

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"If you have the power to make someone happy today, do it. The world needs more of that."

- Steve Maraboli

Happiness

"People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

- Maya Angelou

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"See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see."

- Dr. Wayne Dyer

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"Be the change that you wish to see in the world."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Change

"Treat people how you want to be treated instead of how they treat you."

- Kristin Michelle Elizabeth

Respect

"We can never judge the lives of others because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation."

- Paulo Coelho

Empathy

"Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person."

- Mother Teresa

Leadership

"Set an example. Treat everyone with kindness and respect, even those who are rude to you — not because they are nice, but because you are."

- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Integrity

"A moment of hate can devastate a lifetime of work, whereas a moment of love can break barriers that took a lifetime to build."

- Nelson Mandela

Love

"The ones who are hardest to love are usually the ones who need it the most."

- Dan Millman

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"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."

- Mark Twain

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"Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."

- Desmond Tutu

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"The most attractive thing about you should have less to do with your face or body and more to do with your attitude and how you treat people."

- Germany Kent

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"Judge a person not by how he treats you, but how he treats others. The former reflects what he wants you to think of him, the latter truly reflects who he is."

- Betty Jamie Chung

Awareness

"We develop Godly character when we treat people the way we want to be treated, not the way they may treat us."

- cheekoti anil kumar

Spirituality

"If you respect yourself, you will respect others."

- Lailah Gifty Akita

Respect

"Start each day asking, 'How do I want others to feel?' Then act accordingly."

- Jill Telford

Awareness

"If you cannot treat everyone with same respect as you give to your pastor, then you are a fake person."

- Sunday Adelaja

Integrity

"It’s OK to be angry. It’s never OK to be cruel. In disagreements with others, deal only with the present situation. Don’t bring up the past."

- Pema Chödrön

Courage

"In a relationship, the little things often mean the most. Today, just be 100% present with those you love. BE ALL THERE. That is enough."

- Rachel Macy Stafford

Relationships

"When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself."

- Wayne Dyer

Awareness

"There is a story behind every person. There is a reason why they are the way they are. Think about that, and respect them for who they are."

- Ziad K. Abdelnour

Respect

"The most memorable people in your life will be the ones who loved you when you were not very lovable. Remember this, and return the favor."

- H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Relationships

"If you take everything personally, you’ll remain offended for the rest of your life. What other people do is often because of them, not you."

- Miguel Ruiz

Self-awareness

"I long to see a world of people that imagine how they will treat each other before they consider how exceptional they are."

- Karl Forehand

Vision

"The way we treat people we strongly disagree with is a report card on what we’ve learned about love, compassion, and kindness."

- Marc Ian Barasch

Courage

"We all take different roads seeking fulfillment and joy. Just because someone you love isn’t on your road doesn’t mean they’re lost."

- Dalai Lama

Compassion

"Everyone is beautiful, unless he or she don't treat others ugly."

- P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar

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"Be thankful for all the rude, obnoxious, and difficult people you meet in life too. They serve as important reminders how NOT to be."

- Ty Bennett

Personal Growth

"A hug is a universal medicine; it is how we handshake from the heart."

- Anonymous

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Bite-sized Inspirational Quotes

"Treat people not because of how you wished to be treated by them. Treat people truly from your heart."

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