value of kindness...Aesop

No act of kindness,

however small, 

is ever wasted.

~Aesop

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1921 Horseshoe Game

on the road with Charles Kuralt

The everyday kindness 

of the back roads 

more than make up 

for the acts of greed

in the headlines.

~Charles Kuralt

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a little kindness ... Dalai Lama

My religion is 

very simple. 

My religion 

is kindness. 

~Dalai Lama

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phrase of the day ... Harvey Ball

The catch phrase

 for the day is

 'Do an act of kindness. 

Help one person smile.' 

~Harvey Ball

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every day kindness ... Charles Kuralt

The everyday kindness

 of the back roads

 more than makes up 

for the acts of

 greed in the headlines. 

~Charles Kuralt

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

how to warm winter ... Japanese proverb

One kind word 

can warm 

three winter months 

~Japanese proverb

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Location: Forty-Mile, Alaska

something always in fashion ... Amelia Barr

Kindness is 

always fashionable, 

and always welcome. 

~Amelia Barr

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store

 Phoenix, Arizona

Happy Thanksgiving ... redefined ... Saint Ambrose

A kindness received 

should be returned 

with a freer hand. 

~Saint Ambrose

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what's in your power now ... Samuel Johnson

Kindness is in our power, 

even when fondness is not. 

~Samuel Johnson

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what you get out of kindness ... Carol Burnett

It's also selfish because

 it makes you feel good 

when you help others. 

I've been helped by acts

 of kindness from strangers.

 That's why we're here, 

after all, to help others. 

~Carol Burnett

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store

Scottsdale, Arizona

it's cool ... John Ray

Good words cool 

more than cold water. 

~John Ray

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perfecting virtue with Confucius

To practice five things

 under all circumstances

 constitutes perfect virtue; 

these five are 

gravity, generosity of soul,

 sincerity, earnestness, 

and kindness. 

~Confucius

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Kiss and Make Up Day ... Oliver Wendell Holmes

The sound of a kiss 

is not so loud as 

that of a cannon, 

but its echo lasts 

a great deal longer. 

~ Oliver Wendell Holmes

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making a difference ... Barbara De Angelis

Love and kindness 

are never wasted.

 They always make a

difference. 

They bless the one 

who receives them, 

and they bless you, 

the giver. 

~ Barbara De Angelis

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Location: Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

(5/19) a bit of added warmth ... William Arthur Ward

A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.

~ William Arthur Ward

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Zuni brooch Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

(4/15) Holy Saturday ... wisdom by Aesop

No act of kindness,

no matter how small,

is ever wasted.

~Aesop

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Location: Mystery Castle, Phoenix, Arizona

(4/12) Be Kind to Lawyers Day ... Aesop

No act of kindness,
no matter how small,
is ever wasted.
~Aesop

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PT Barnam Circus, 1923

(3/23) Kindness Counts ... Amelia Barr

Kindness is always fashionable

and always welcome.

~Amelia Barr

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(2/17) Random Act of Kindness Day ... Bob Hope on Heart Trouble

If you haven't got charity

 in your heart, 

you have 

the worst kind of 

heart trouble.

~ Bob Hope

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Location: Scottsdale, Arizona

(1/24) Constant Kindness ... Albert Schweitzer

Constant kindness

 can accomplish much. 

As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes

 misunderstanding, mistrust,

 and hostility

 to evaporate.

~Albert Schweitzer

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