65 Pay It Forward Quotes to Spread Kindness

Paying it forward is all about returning the kindness we’ve received.

It not only makes others happy but also brings us inner joy.

Kindness can truly change the world. It’s powerful and spreads love.

Don’t hesitate to be kind as you never know what someone might be going through.

Reading quotes about helping others can show how meaningful it is to assist someone. Remember kindness is never wasted.

If you’ve been kind you probably know its impact firsthand.

Pay It Forward Quotes to Spread Kindness

These Pay It Forward quotes inspire us to be kinder to one another. They’re a reminder of the significant impact we can have on someone’s life.


Pay It Forward Quotes

Spread good energy. Pay it forward! ~ Brittany Maynard.

If you find yourself in a hole – stop digging. ~ Unknown.

Simply put: we don’t build services to make money; we make money to build better services. ~ Mark Zuckerberg.

He who serves the most, reaps the most. ~ Jim Rohn.

You can’t live a perfect day without doing something for someone who will never be able to repay you. ~ John Wooden.

Avoidance is paying forward that which I would be much wiser to pay off. ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough

Selfless giving is the art of living. ~ Frederic Lenz.

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We’re big believers in self-care, but we also know the importance of giving back. ~ Unknown.

We rise by lifting others. ~ Robert Ingersoll.

Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day. ~ Sally Koch

Life engenders life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. ~ Sarah Bernhardt

A life lived for others, is the only life worth living. ~ Albert Einstein.

Best Pay It Forward Quotes

I was taught by teachers, and if it’s one thing I have it’s a basketball mind and I try to pass it on and pay it forward. ~ Doug Collins

My goal is to assist people in the process of rapidly achieving their goals so they are able to live the life of their dreams. My hope is that they will eventually pay-it-forward and help those that they care about the most do the same. ~ Jairek Robbins

We are blessed to be a blessing to others. ~ Anonymous

If you stop for one second and do something, everyone is happy. You pay it forward, and it comes back to you twelve-fold. ~ Mariska Hargitay

When you learn, teach. When you get, give. ~ Maya Angelou

Being able to receive gifts is a gift. When we receive gifts, we give a gift of giving. ~ Miriam Hurdle, ‘Songs Of Heartstrings’

The secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life, and in elevating them to art.

The only time you should look down at someone, is when you are helping them up. ~ Jesse Jackson

Always have a willing hand to help someone, you might be the only one that does. ~ Roy T. Bennett

People don’t always need advice. Sometimes, all they really need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen, and a heart to understand them. ~ Zig Ziglar

A purposeful act or extension of kindness to another is never wasted, for it always resides in the hearts of all involved in a chain of love. ~ Molly Friedenfeld

Every act of kindness causes a ripple effect. Spread good ripples today. ~ Karen Waddell

Just smiling at someone walking down the street can make the person’s day. It’s all about paying it forward. ~ Mariska Hargitay.

Short Pay It Forward Quotes

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. ~ Mark Twain

Pay it forward and you’ll be a believer.

I hope the fruits of my labor are ripe for many generations to come. ~ Donovan Nichols

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. ~ Winston Churchill

Don’t stress about how much you can do – sometimes the little things make a huge impact. ~ Anonymous

The greatest effects we have on the world are the ones we can never see. ~ Chris Matakas, ‘The Tao Of Jiu Jitsu’

Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day, someone might do the same for you. ~ Princess Diana

A purposeful act or extension of kindness is never wasted, for it always resides in the hearts of all. ~ Molly Friedenfeld

As we arise each morning, let us determine to respond with more love and kindness to whatever might come our way. ~ Thomas S. Monson

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Never get tired of doing little things for others. Sometimes those little things occupy the biggest parts of their hearts. ~ Anonymous

Our actions are like ships that we may watch set out to sea and not know with what cargo or when they will return to port. ~ Iris Murdoch.

Quotes about Pay It Forward

Kindness doesn’t just change other people’s lives, it also changes yours. ~ Anonymous

The unselfish effort to bring cheers to others will be the beginning of a happier life for ourselves. ~ Helen Keller

Pay it forward with free compliments. They are returned in due time. ~ David Chiles

In a world like this, you pay it forward because more than likely, you didn’t deserve it when you got it the first time. ~ Mindy McGinnis, ‘In A Handful Of Dust’

One can never pay in gratitude: one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else in life. ~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh

It is important that we learn humility, which says there was someone else before me who paid for me. My responsibility is to prepare myself so that I can pay for someone else who is yet to come. ~ Maya Angelou

Paying it forward is an expense we all can afford and one that humanity can’t afford to live without. ~ Anonymous

If you want to make a difference, pay it forward. If you don’t, just keep on doing what you’re doing.

There is no wrong way to perform an act of kindness. ~ Catherine Ryan Hyde

You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back. ~ Maya Angelou

As we work to create light for others, we naturally light our own way. ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

Together, we can change the world, one good deed at a time. ~ Ron Hall

Service to others is the rent to pay for your room here on earth. ~ Muhammad Ali.

Top Pay It Forward Quotes

Sometimes you can’t pay it back, so you just have to pay it forward. ~ Randy Pausch

I guess it’s hard for some people who are so used to things the way they are, even if they’re bad, to change, ’cause I guess they kinda give up. And when they do, everybody kinda loses. ~ Trevor McKinney

It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.

Sometimes, it’s better to be kind than to be right. We do not need an intelligent mind that speaks, but a patient heart that listens. ~ Gautama Buddha

You don’t need much to change the whole world for the better. Start with the most ordinary ingredients. Start with the world you’ve got. ~ Catherine Ryan Hyde

Paying it forward doesn’t always require money. ~ Anonymous

When we’re stuck with cruelty, we can either decide that here is where it stops or inflict the same on others like it’s a rite of passage. ~ Joyce Rachelle

I don’t want to be one of those people saying, ‘Remember when things were better?’ ~ Robbie Robertson

Everytime you put something positive into the universe, the world changes. Your kindness invites miracles to show up. Not just in your world but in the whole world. ~ Anonymous

Today will never come again. Be a blessing. Be a friend. Encourage someone. Take time to care. Let your words heal, and not wound. ~ Anonymous

Figure out what you’re good at and start helping other people with it; give it away. Pay it forward. Karma sort of works because people are very consistent. On a long enough timescale, you will attract what you project. ~ Naval Ravikant

If you look at what you have done, you will always regret it; if you look at what you are doing, you will always succeed. ~ Unknown.

Be humble, be grateful, give back, share, pay it forward, chase your dreams, go for it, and take a moment to remember where it is all from. ~ Justin Bieber.

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