Aesop — No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.Aesop
Attributed to Aesop's Fables
The fable's logic is simple and stubborn: nothing given kindly disappears. It may not return to you, and it still will not have been wasted.
It applies to how you treat yourself while learning, too. Patience with your own mistakes is a small kindness — and it compounds like every other.
Words that widen the world
The quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate.
Synonyms: compassion, generosity, warmth
Small kindnesses are never wasted.
Used without benefit or purpose.
Synonyms: squandered, pointless, futile
The effort was not wasted.
Common questions
It means even the smallest kind act has value and lasting effect, whether or not it is repaid.
A storyteller of ancient Greece, credited with the collection of moral tales known as Aesop's Fables.
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