- The quality or state of being kind.
- An instance of kind behavior: I will always remember your many kindnesses to me.
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- Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, philanthropy. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude, kind/cruel.
- A charitable deed: benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, benignity, favor, kindliness, oblation, office (often used in plural), philanthropy. See give/take/reciprocity, kind/cruel.
- A kindly act: favor, good turn, grace, indulgence, service. Archaic benefit. See help/harm/harmless.
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Definition: compassion, generosity
Antonyms: cruelty, harshness, meanness, unkindness
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Definition: service
Antonyms: disservice
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce
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A brief preface to ten volumes of exaction.
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IN BRIEF: Showing care and consideration.
Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
— Zaadz.com.
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"The flower of kindness will grow. Maybe not now, but it will some day. And in kind that kindness will flow, For kindness grows in this way."
- Robert Alan
"Kindness has converted more sinners than zeal, eloquence, or learning."
- Frederick W. Faber
"No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted."
- Aesop
"The good deed you do today For a brother or sister in need Will come back to you some day For humanity's a circle in deed."
- Robert Alan
"Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you."
- Analects
"Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always try to be a little kinder than is necessary."
- Sir James M. Barrie
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Kindness is the act or the state of charitable behaviour to other people.
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Kindness is considered to be one of the Knightly Virtues, and is a recognized value in many cultures and religions (see ethics in religion). It is considered to be one of the seven virtues, specifically the one of the Seven Contrary Virtues (direct opposites of the seven deadly sins) that is the direct opposite to envy[1]. The Talmud claims that "deeds of kindness are equal in weight to all the commandments." Paul of Tarsus defines love as being `patient and kind...` (I Corinthians).
In Buddhism, one of the Ten Perfections (Paramitas) is Mettā, which is usually translated into English as "loving-kindness". Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama wrote "my religion is kindness" and authored a book entitled Kindness, Clarity, and Insight.[2]
Confucius urges his followers to "recompense kindness with kindness."
According to book two of Aristotle's Rhetoric it is one of the emotions (see list of emotions), which is defined as being "helpfulness towards some one in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped"[3].
One of the four caryatids on the Wallace fountains in Paris represents kindness.
In a study of 37 cultures around the world, 16000 subjects were asked about their most desired traits in a mate. For both sexes, the first preference was kindness (the second was intelligence).[4]
Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche had this to say about kindness:
- Economy of kindness.
- Kindness and love, the most curative herbs and agents in human intercourse, are such precious finds that one would hope these balsamlike remedies would be used as economically as possible; but this is impossible. Only the boldest Utopians would dream of the economy of kindness.
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References
- ^ Contrary, Heavenly, and Cardinal Virtues. 7 Deadly Sins. Retrieved on 2005-11-22.
- ^ Dalai Lama (1984). Kindness, Clarity, and Insight. Snow Lion Publications (ISBN 978-0937938188)
- ^ Aristotle (translated by Lee Honeycutt). Kindness. Rhetoric, book 2, chapter 7. Retrieved on 2005-11-22.
- ^ Buss, D. M. (2003). The evolution of desire: Strategies of human mating. New York: Basic Books. (ISBN 0-465-02143-3)
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