Ralph Waldo Emerson Quotes

Never find delight in another's misfortune.

There is no good in store so long as malice and jealousy and egotism will prevail.

I'm not sure if I've learned anything from show business. Life in general has taught me if you're kind to people, everything gets easier. Being a decent person really smoothes the way for you and everyone else.

I would say I'm a nice person, and I take pride in the fact that I treat everyone really well, so there's no reason for anyone to ever come at me because I only want the best for everybody else.

To live happily with other people, ask of them only what they can give.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful and being generous. Everything else is crap. I promise you. It's just crap that people try to sell to you to make you feel like less. So don't buy it. Be smart. Be thoughtful and be generous.

Don't we all want what's best for each other?

We are ever willing to accord to others that tolerant understanding that we wish others to accord to us.

If you believe in practising generosity of spirit, at heart you believe in the power of an individual to make a difference and at heart you treat individuals with deep respect and want to see others flourish.

Be so preoccupied with good will that you haven't room for ill will.

I'm trying to teach people not to be selfish. That's the thing. If you have a good thing share it. Of course we're not in a sexual relationship.

My mother told me that niceness and kindness goes a long way.

Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart.

Above all things physical, it is more important to be beautiful on the inside - to have a big hear and an open mind and a spectacular spleen.

There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.

Persistent kindness conquers the ill-disposed.

I suppose the thing I most would have liked to have known or been reassured about is that in the world, what counts more than talent, what counts more than energy or concentration or commitment, or anything else - is kindness. And the more in the world that you encounter kindness and cheerfulness - which is its kind of amiable uncle or aunt - the better the world always is. And all the big words: virtue, justice, truth - are dwarfed by the greatness of kindness.

I always aspire to just be really nice to people. To be kind.

The real essentials of life - compassion, kindness, good will, forgiveness - are what is fundamental to living as a true human being.

I've always had a knowing that being kind is a lot more effective than being angry. And being generous has always been a characteristic I've had; whatever I've had, I've always been willing to give away. Those are best spiritual qualities.

Cleverness is a gift, kindness is a choice.

You can develop the right attitude toward others if you have kindness, love and respect for them, and a clear realization of the oneness of all human beings.

A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.

The sexiest thing in the entire world is being really smart. And being thoughtful. And being generous. Everything else is crap!

My philosophy is that when I go out of my room, I'm prepared to love everybody I meet, unless they're bad.