"The test of the morality of a society is..." - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

🌸 Kindness

“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children and the kindness it shows the vulnerable”

A societys moral character is measured by its kindness to the vulnerable.

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“The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The friend who holds your hand and says the wrong thing is made of dearer stuff than the one who stays away”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present but it is a source of inspiration of vitality and of hope.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

“Action springs not from thought but from a readiness for responsibility.”

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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“Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.”

— Charles Dickens

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

— Plato

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.”

— Mark Twain

“Love does not dominate; it cultivates.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.”

— Lao Tzu

“A loving heart is the truest wisdom.”

— Charles Dickens

“He who wants to do good knocks at the gate; he who loves finds the gate open.”

— Rabindranath Tagore

“He who wants to do good knocks at the gate: he who loves finds the door open.”

— Rabindranath Tagore