National Random Acts of Kindness Day is celebrated every year on Feb. 17 to inspire people to be generous and kind.

Doing kind acts for others not only brings happiness to the receiver, but also to the giver. This day can be celebrated by donating books, food or clothes to local communities or those who are in need of some kind of help.

Here are some quotes on kindness and generosity, collected from FTD.com, to share with your loved ones on this day:

1. “Sometimes it takes only one act of kindness and caring to change a person’s life.” – Jackie Chan

2. "A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees." ― Amelia Earhart

3. “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” ― Aesop

4. “When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.” – Harold Kushner

5. “Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” – Harold S. Kushner

6. “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

7. “Because that’s what kindness is. It’s not doing something for someone else because they can’t, but because you can.” – Andrew Iskander

8. Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” – Scott Adams

9. “Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bless you, the giver.” – Barbara De Angelis

10. “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

11. “You can accomplish by kindness what you cannot by force.” – Pubilius Syrus

12. “Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.” – Eric Hoffer

13. “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt

14. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ― Oscar Wilde

15. “We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that.” ― Ellen DeGeneres

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