Sweetest Day Quotes and Sayings

People tend to dismiss Sweetest Day as a day created by corporations to sell candy and cards. For the most part, this is absolutely true. However, it doesn't hurt to be reminded that there is more important thing in life than making money and gaining fame. There are also love, kindness, compassion, and respect. Ideally, we would want everyday a Sweetest Day but that's not how life works these days. The special occasion is celebrated on the third Saturday of October. Enjoy this special collection of Sweetest Day quotes & sayings and remember to spread the love around.

"There's nothing in this world as sweet as love, and next to love the sweetest thing is hate." Henry Longfellow

"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, and not on marble." Charles Spurgeon

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit." Nelson Henderson

"If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it." Lucy Larcom

"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and love." William Wordsworth

"I expect to pass through life once. If there is any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again." William Penn

"All love is sweet, given or returned." Percy Bysshe Shelley

"How beautiful a day can be, when kindness touches it!" George Elliston

"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." Mark Twain

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

"In recent times, the art of reciprocity has become no less a science. People have grown to be very hesitant about showing their kindness to others; they often bargain favors for reasonable returns. Yet, life has shown us that lending someone a hand without expecting anything in return may actually result in much bigger and better gains." Simon Nguyen