Kindness as a family value
Kindness is love pointed outward: at the new kid, the tired cashier, the sibling who is having a bad day. Families who put kindness in their creed usually mean two things at once, being gentle at home and being the people others are glad to see. A good kindness line gives everyone, including the youngest, something concrete to do.
Family mottos about kindness
- Be kind
- Kindness first
- Kindness always
- Choose kind
- Be kind. Love deeply.
- Be kind. Stand together. Forgive freely.
- Kindness and generosity
Latin mottos with kindness
In Latin, kindness is Benignitas; “by” or “with kindness” is Benignitate. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Benignitate et Amore
- By kindness and love
- Benignitate et Fidelitate
- By kindness and faithfulness
- Benignitate et Clementia
- By kindness and mercy
- Benignitate et Liberalitate
- By kindness and generosity
- Benignitate et Labore
- By kindness and work
- Benignitate et Perseverantia
- By kindness and perseverance
- Benignitate et Humilitate
- By kindness and humility
Creed lines about kindness
Classic (timeless and formal)
We show kindness to all who cross our threshold.
We are gentle with the weak and patient with the weary.
We answer unkindness with kindness, and so remain ourselves.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
We are kind, especially when it's hard.
We look out for the person who is left out.
We use gentle words, at home and everywhere else.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We are kind to everyone, including the dog who ate the homework.
We hold the door, share the fries and thank the bus driver.
We are nice on purpose.
A sample creed built around kindness
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put kindness first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
Here is what our family stands for:
We show kindness to all who cross our threshold.
We love in word and in deed, through all our years.
We stand by one another in fair weather and in foul.
This is our way.
Kindness in heraldry
Argent (silver) is the color most often tied to kindness: traditionally peace and sincerity. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- Who outside our family could use some kindness from us this week?
- What is the kindest thing anyone in this family has done for you?
- Is it harder to be kind at home or out in the world? Why?