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'''Kindness''' is the act or the state of [[Charity (virtue)|charitable]] behaviour to other people.  It is considered to be one of the [[Knightly Virtues]], and is a recognized [[Value (personal and cultural)|value]] in many cultures and religions (see [[ethics in religion]]).  It is considered to be one of the [[seven virtues]], specifically the one of the Seven Contrary Virtues (direct opposites of the [[seven deadly sins]]) that is the direct opposite to [[envy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadlysins.com/virtues.html|title=Contrary, Heavenly, and Cardinal Virtues|work=7 Deadly Sins|accessdate=2005-11-22}}</ref>.

According to book two of [[Aristotle]]'s ''Rhetoric'' it is one of the [[emotion]]s (see [[list of emotions]]), which is defined as being "helpfulness towards some one in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.public.iastate.edu/~honeyl/Rhetoric/rhet2-7.html|title=Kindness|author=Aristotle (translated by Lee Honeycutt)|work=Rhetoric, book 2, chapter 7|accessdate=2005-11-22}}
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[[Paul of Tarsus|Paul]] defines [[love]] as being `patient and kind...` ([[I Corinthians]]) 

One of the four [[caryatid]]s on the [[Wallace fountain]]s in [[Paris]] represents kindness.
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== References ==
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