Have you the heart? When your head did but ache,
I knit my handkercher about your brows--
The best I had, a princess wrought it me--
And I did never ask it you again;
And with my hand at midnight held your head,
And like the watchful minutes to the hour,
Still and anon cheered up the heavy time,
Saying, 'What lack you?' and 'Where lies your grief?'
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That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
That best portion of a good man's life, His little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see
Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the and the blind can see
Yet do I fear thy nature.
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
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Yet do I fear thy nature.
It is too full o' th' milk of human kindness
To catch the nearest way.
Though he was rough, he was kindly.
Though he was rough, he was kindly.
Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
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Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Till in Heaven the deed appears--
Pass it on.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
And Heaven, that every virtue bears in mind,
E'en to the ashes of the just is kind.
Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time.
Choose being kind over being right, and you'll be right every time.
Learning how to show kindness and express genuine love to yourself and others doesn't have to be easy for you read more
Learning how to show kindness and express genuine love to yourself and others doesn't have to be easy for you to know it's the right thing to always do..
