Greatness is not found in possessions, power, position, or prestige. It is discovered in goodness, humility, service, and character.
William Arthur WardRead
Do more than be fair: be kind.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Being kind goes beyond fairness and promotes a more compassionate interaction with others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of kindness in our actions and interactions with others, suggesting that while fairness is essential in treating people justly, it is kindness that creates deeper connections and positive impacts. It encourages us to not just meet expectations but to exceed them through compassion and understanding.
Themes
KindnessCompassionFairnessInteractionWisdom
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about fostering a positive workplace culture.
More from William Arthur Ward
All quotes →The optimist lives on the peninsula of infinite possibilities; the pessimist is stranded on the island of perpetual indecision.
William Arthur WardRead
Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.
William Arthur WardRead
A warm smile is the universal language of kindness.
William Arthur WardRead
Change, like sunshine, can be a friend or a foe, a blessing or a curse, a dawn or a dusk.
William Arthur WardRead
The pessimist borrows trouble; the optimists lend encouragement.
William Arthur WardRead
Similar quotes
I think it’s important to have a good hard failure when you're young. I learned a lot out of that. Because it makes you kind of aware of what can happen to you. Because of it I’ve never had any fear in my whole life when we’ve been near collapse and all of that. I’ve never been afraid. I’ve never had the feeling I couldn’t walk out and get a job doing something.
Walt DisneyRead
Sometimes dreams are wiser than waking.
Black ElkRead
We are ever free if we would only believe it, only have faith enough. You are the soul, free and eternal, ever free, ever blessed. Have faith enough and you will be free in a minute.
Swami VivekanandaRead
Character is the ability of a person to see a positive end of things. This is the hope that a man of character has.
Tom LandryRead
When I say manage emotions, I only mean the really distressing, incapacitating emotions. Feeling emotions is what makes life rich. You need your passions.
Daniel GolemanRead
Whenever you are angry or afraid, nervous or worried or resentful, repeat the mantram until the agitation subsides. The mantram works to steady the mind, and all these emotions are power running against you, which the mantram can harness and put to work for you.
Eknath EaswaranRead