Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary?
In plain words
Try to be a bit kinder than you have to be, every single day.
Where these words come from
- 87% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Wikiquote Sourced section, The Little White Bird (1902) ch. 4 -- exact fictional line, not the common paraphrase 'Always be a little kinder than necessary.'
- The Little White Bird
- 1902 · London · Chapter 4, a father musing aloud to his son about kindness
More on kindness
Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.
Chief JosephNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.
Charles DickensThere is only one enduring happiness in life — to live for others.
Leo TolstoyAmong individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.
Benito JuárezAs to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.
HippocratesThe quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.
William Shakespeare
Chief JosephNo one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for any one else.Charles DickensThere is only one enduring happiness in life — to live for others.Leo TolstoyAmong individuals, as among nations, respect for the rights of others is peace.Benito JuárezAs to diseases, make a habit of two things — to help, or at least, to do no harm.HippocratesThe quality of mercy is not strain'd, it droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.William Shakespeare