kindness begets kindness
kindness begets kindness
proverb If you treat someone kindly, they will likely reciprocate in a similar fashion. Maybe you should be nicer to Arthur if you want him to treat you better. Kindness begets kindness, you know. When I was a barista, it made my day when people would pay it forward. Kindness really begets kindness.
See also: beget, kindness
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- stand to a treat
- treat (someone or oneself) to (something)
- treat to
- treat (one) like royalty
- you (can) catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar
- You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
- you will catch more flies with honey than (with) vinegar
- beget
- hate begets hate
- hate breeds hate