Inspirational Quotes on the Power of Kindness, not only inspiring you to help others but be happy as well. We can all help make this world a better place. These kindness quotes from Mother Teresa, Roald Dahl, the Dalai Lama and more will inspire you to be kind and show compassion.
Humanity Quotes About Kindness: There are several quotes regarding mankind that have been said over time. They tend to focus on the positive aspects of human nature. To remind us not to overlook evil, there are other statements that relate to the darker side of humanity. Since the dawn of time, the human race has served as a beacon of hope and compassion for those in need. Literature, philosophy, and even quotes all touch on the question of what it means to be human.
Quotes about mankind may be both positive and negative, depending on the source. Hopefully, this article has opened your eyes to some thought-provoking words spoken by some of history’s most illustrious figures. When you’re having trouble accepting your own humanity, remember these quotations for inspiration. In an attempt to provide some insight into what humanity might mean to various people, we’ve collected some of the most memorable quotations about what it means to be human below.
#1. Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. Plato
#2. The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization. Karen Horney
#3. We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings. Albert Einstein
#4. Comedy is the only hope for humanity. Roseanne Barr
#5. Moral courage is the highest expression of humanity. Ralph Nader Click to tweet
#6. Politeness is the flower of humanity. – Joseph Joubert
#7. If you treat people right they will treat you right … ninety percent of the time. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
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#8. Humanity should be our race. Love should be our religion. Unknown
#9. Let’s not lose hope in humanity, instead live to help others. We can make a difference. – Anonymous
#10. I love humanity. – Albert Einstein
#11. Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive. – Dalai Lama
#12. Humanity needs to weep, and this is the time to weep. Pope Francis
#13. Being human is given. But keeping our humanity is a choice. – Anonymous
#14. My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. Thomas Paine
#15. We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things. Stephen Hawking
#16. The moment we stop fighting for each other, that’s the moment that we lose our humanity. Adrian Hemlsley (In the movie “2012”)
#17. Humanity, take a good look at yourself, inside. You’re a world – everything is hidden in you. – Hildegard of Bingen
#18. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. – Charles Chaplin
#19. In the faces of men and women, I see God. – Walt Whitman
#20. If you judge people, you have no time to love them. Mother Teresa
#21. We are not broken, we are just unfinished. Dawna Markova
#22. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. Leo Tolstoy
#23. Be a good human being, a warm hearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. 14th Dalai Lama
#24. Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential. Peace Pilgrim
#25. Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people. Roy T. Bennett
#26. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. – Mother Teresa
#27. Kindness is the best form of humanity. Doris Lee
#28. All I have is a sense of duty toward all people and an attachment to those with whom I have become intimate. Albert Einstein
#29. One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. Malala Yousafzai
#30. The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from man to kind. Unknown
#31. The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. – Albert Schweitzer
#32. Be kind to all creatures. – Buddha
#33. The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. Leo Tolstoy Click to tweet
#34. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. Mahatma Gandhi
#35. You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. Rosa Parks
#36. Think higher, feel deeper. Elie Wiesel Click to tweet
#37. You must not lose faith in humanity. – Mahatma Gandhi
#38. All you need to do is help one person, expecting nothing in return. To me, that is a humanitarian. – Rihanna
#39. Strong people stand up for themselves, but stronger people stand up for others. Unknown
#40. The human race has improved everything, but the human race. Adlai E. Stevenson
#41. I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. Jackie Robinson
#42. People have become educated but have not become human. – Abdul Sattar Edhi
#43. Truth is on the side of the oppressed. Malcolm X
#44. Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity. Marie Curie
#45. The more we take, the less there is for future generations. Phil Kingston
#46. The universe is my country and the human family is my tribe. Kahlil Gibran Click to tweet
#47. Pray for your health first, then pray for humanity. Maxime Lagacé
#48. Politeness is the flower of humanity. Joseph Joubert
#49. Humanity is the virtue of a woman, generosity that of a man. Adam Smith
#50. I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. Anne Frank
#51. Be a good human being, a warm hearted, affectionate person. That is my fundamental belief. – Dalai Lama
#52. Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart. – Rumi
#53. I choose acceptance and compassion toward all humanity. – Jonathan Lockwood Huie
#54. It’s all about humanity, humility, and integrity. Debra Wilson
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#56. The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices. Jimmy Carter
#57. To my conscience, Humanity is the Mother of all religions. Be the Human and Being Human raise the standard of Humanity. – Kamal Haasan
#58. If our tears do not lead us to act then we have lost the reason of our humanity, which is compassion. 14th Dalai Lama
#59. No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite. Nelson Mandela
#60. We people, when we feel pain, it is an indication that we are alive. But when we feel the pain that does not belong to us, but to others – it is then that we know, we are humans. – Anonymous
#61. You must not lose faith in humanity. Mahatma Gandhi
#62. We may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but we all belong to one human race. We all share the same basic values. Kofi Annan
#63. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. Martin Luther King Jr
#64. The greatness of humanity is not in being human, but in being human. – Mahatma Gandhi
#65. We must all learn to live together as brothers or we will all perish together as fools. Because of our involvement in humanity we must be concerned about every human being. Martin Luther King Jr
#66. In the midst of economic recovery and global upheaval, disasters like this remind us of the common humanity that we share. Barack Obama (On Japan, March 17, 2011)
#67. I believe that mankind’s destiny lies in the stars. Neil Gaiman Click to tweet
#68. Our society needs more heroes who are scientists, researchers, and engineers. We need to celebrate and reward the people who cure diseases, expand our understanding of humanity and work to improve people’s lives. – Mark Zuckerberg
#69. My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. Desmond Tutu
#70. The golden way is to be friends with the world and to regard the whole human family as one. Mahatma Gandhi
#71. The satisfaction you receive from doing things that benefits others greatly exceeds the satisfaction you receive from doing things that only benefit yourself. – Anonymous
#72. Humanity’s true moral test, its fundamental test consists of its attitude towards those who are at its mercy: animals. – Milan Kundera
#73. My mission in life is not only to enjoy life, but to help others to feel the joy of life. – Debasish Mridha
#74. My friends, our challenge today is not to save Western civilization – or Eastern, for that matter. All civilization is at stake, and we can save it only if all peoples join together in the task. Kofi Annan Click to tweet
#75. Humanity is about raising up each other for good. – Zaman Ali
#76. Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. Nelson Mandela
#77. World is full of nice people, if u cannot find one be one ! – Chetan Bhagat
#78. Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity. Confucius
#79. Civilization began the first time an angry person cast a word instead of a rock. Sigmund Freud
#80. The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast. Oscar Wilde
#81. We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane. Kurt Vonnegut
#82. An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
#83. Each person must live their life as a model for others. Rosa Parks
#84. Every single time you help somebody stand up, you are helping humanity rise. – Steve Maraboli
#85. This is American leadership at its best. We stand with people who fight for their own freedom, and we rally other nations on behalf of our common security and common humanity. Barack Obama
#86. This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. Theodore Roosevelt
#87. The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. Mahatma Gandhi
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#89. No religion is higher than humanity. – Abdul Sattar Edhi
#90. My country is the world, and my religion is to do good. – Thomas Paine
#91. Difference between religions and humanity. Religions tell you to spend thousands of dollars on pilgrimage and distribution of holy books, while humanity tells you to spend that money on your neighbor who is starving to death, and on people living in poverty. – Anonymous
#92. We are very, very small, but we are profoundly capable of very, very big things. – Stephen Hawking
#93. To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. – William Hazlitt
#94. When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion. – Dale Carnegie
#95. Strong people stand up for themselves, but stronger people stand up for others. – Unknown
#96. To err is human, to forgive, divine. Alexander Pope
#97. In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute. – Thurgood Marshall
#98. Humanity should be our race. Love should be our religion. – Unknown
#99. The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. Madame de Stael
#100. Empathy, humanity and support for each other is more important than revenue, than growth. – Eric Yuan
#101. Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow. – Plato
#102. Being a Humanist means trying to behave decently without expectation of rewards or punishment after you are dead. – Kurt Vonnegut
#103. Each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity. – Marie Curie
#104. Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. – Theodore Roosevelt
#105. Kindness is the best form of humanity. – Doris Lee
#106. Every step we take on earth brings us to a new world. Federico Garcia Lorca
#107. I am not a human being; I am a human becoming. Unknown
#108. You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right. – Rosa Parks
#109. There is nothing on earth divine except humanity. Walter Savage Landor
#110. The strides of humanity are slow, they can only be counted in centuries. Georg Buchner
#111. I’m not concerned with your liking or disliking me… All I ask is that you respect me as a human being. – Jackie Robinson
#112. I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. – Anne Frank
#113. Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Unknown
#114. You don’t need a reason to help people. Unknown
#115. The more we take, the less there is for future generations. – Phil Kingston
#116. I would never trust a man who didn’t cry. Norman Schwarzkopf Click to tweet
#117. Progress is the attraction that moves humanity. – Marcus Garvey
#118. Be the reason someone smiles today. Unknown
#119. The only real nation is humanity. Paul Farmer
#120. This is my creed: Happiness is the only good; reason the only torch; justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest. – Robert Green Ingersoll
#121. There is always more misery among the lower classes than there is humanity in the higher. – Victor Hugo
#122. Human as an intellectual being needs answers about the existence for the purpose of knowing the way to live. – Zaman Ali
#123. The next evolutionary step for humankind is to move from man to kind. – Unknown
#124. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. – Leo Tolstoy
#125. There is a universal respect and even admiration for those who are humble and simple by nature, and who have absolute confidence in all human beings irrespective of their social status. – Nelson Mandela
#126. Sometimes a hug is worth more than a thousand words. Unknown
#127. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not every man’s greed. – Mahatma Gandhi
#128. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity. Pema Chodron
#129. The pacifist is as surely a traitor to his country and to humanity as is the most brutal wrongdoer. – Theodore Roosevelt
#130. Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. – Aung San Suu Kyi
#131. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others. Desmond Tutu
#132. All I have is a sense of duty toward all people and an attachment to those with whom I have become intimate. – Albert Einstein
#133. You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. Marie Curie
#134. Humanity has only scratched the surface of its real potential. – Peace Pilgrim
#135. My humanity is a constant self-overcoming. Friedrich Nietzsche
#136. One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world. – Malala Yousafzai
#137. Humanity is so much more than the sum of humans. – Unknown
#138. I love Humanity but I hate humans. – Albert Einstein
#139. If you judge people, you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa
#140. The planet is fine. The people are fucked. George Carlin
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#142. Who so lives for humanity must be content to lose himself. – Octavius Brooks Frothingham
#143. In a gentle way you can shake the world. – Mahatma Gandhi
#144. Praise what you want to see in the world. Maxime Lagacé
#145. I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one ‘race’ – the human race – and that we are all members of it. – Margaret Atwood
#146. Since we live in this world, we have to do our best for this world. Aung San Suu Kyi
#147. We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers. Martin Luther King Jr
#148. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. – Martin Luther King
#149. My work is about helping humanity. – Agnes Denes
#150. If you cannot find faith in humanity, be the faith in humanity. – Anonymous
#151. Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart. Rumi
#152. Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into hope for the future. – Nelson Mandela
#153. Humanity is so much more than the sum of humans. Unknown
#154. Selfless service alone gives the needed strength and courage to awaken the sleeping humanity in one’s heart. – Sai Baba
#155. To think ill of mankind and not wish ill to them, is perhaps the highest wisdom and virtue. William Hazlitt
#156. Love life and life will love you back. Love people and they will love you back. Arthur Rubinstein
#157. Let us have but one end in view, the welfare of humanity; and let us put aside all selfishness in consideration of language, nationality, and religion. – John Arnos Comenius
#158. No religion is higher than humanity. Abdul Sattar Edhi
#159. By serving humanity, I automatically serve myself. – Vironika Tugaleva
#160. Angry people want you to see how powerful they are. Loving people want you to see how powerful you are. Chief Red Eagle
#161. Humanity’s next state is rising above ourselves for the sake of our common unity. – Anonymous
#162. I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole. Malcolm X
#163. To be a man is to feel that one’s own stone contributes to building the edifice of the world. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
#164. Moral courage is the highest expression of humanity. – Ralph Nader
#165. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. Martin Luther King Jr
#166. This is my creed: Happiness is the only good; reason the only torch; justice the only worship, humanity the only religion, and love the only priest. Robert Green Ingersoll
#167. Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind. Theodore Roosevelt
#168. Those who teach the most about humanity, aren’t always humans. – Donald L. Hicks
#169. We are all connected. When one arm or foot is poisoned, the whole body becomes infected. – Suzy Kassem
#170. How many disasters do we need to unite humanity. – Loesje
#171. We think too much and feel too little. More than machinery, we need humanity; more than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness. Without these qualities, life will be violent and all will be lost. Charlie Chaplin
#172. Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity. – Confucius
#173. Here I am. I claim my humanity with no fear and no limits. Here I am. – Oprah Winfrey
#174. The simplest way to be happy is to do good. Helen Keller
#175. Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. Desmond Tutu
#176. If you want to awaken all of humanity, awaken all of yourself. Lao Tzu
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#178. Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller Click to tweet
#179. World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. World belongs to humanity. – Dalai Lama
#180. To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. – Nelson Mandela
#181. When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society. – Pope John Paul II
#182. The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything. Albert Einstein
#183. This is one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind. Neil Armstrong
#184. Embrace with tender affection the whole of humanity, especially the poorest, the weakest, the least important. Pope Francis
#185. Love humanity? Start with one person. – Gabriel Laub
#186. The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity. – Leo Tolstoy
#187. The future of humanity is in our hands. 14th Dalai Lama
#188. If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other. Mother Teresa
#189. Be certain that you do not die without having done something wonderful for humanity. Maya Angelou
#190. One way or another, we all have to find what best fosters the flowering of our humanity in this contemporary life, and dedicate ourselves to that. – Joseph Campbell
#191. The great moral teachers of humanity were in a way artistic geniuses in the art of living. Albert Einstein
#192. The human race is just a chemical scum on a moderate-sized planet, orbiting around a very average star in the outer suburb of one among a hundred billion galaxies. We are so insignificant that I can’t believe the whole universe exists for our benefit. That would be like saying that you would disappear if I closed my eyes. Stephen Hawking
#193. Who are we as human beings if we ignore the suffering of others? – Anonymous
#194. During bad circumstances, which is the human inheritance, you must decide not to be reduced. You have your humanity, and you must not allow anything to reduce that. We are obliged to know we are global citizens. Disasters remind us we are world citizens, whether we like it or not. – Maya Angelou
#195. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi
#196. Love is the crowning grace of humanity, the holiest right of the soul, the golden link which binds us to duty and truth, the redeeming principle that chiefly reconciles the heart to life. – Anonymous
#197. We are all cells in the same body of humanity. – Anonymous
#198. What is tolerance? It is the consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error; let us pardon reciprocally each other’s folly – that is the first law of nature. – Voltaire
