proverb · Words worth keeping
Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear, and even the blind can see.
Kindness is a language that the deaf can hear, and even the blind can see.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
Kindness as a language beyond hearing and sight gives considerate conduct an expressive role. The saying values communication through how someone is treated.
Example
Someone shows consideration while asking which communication arrangement works for the recipient.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The sensory comparisons are figurative rather than a literal claim about disability or a universal form of accessibility. A responsible reading does not assume all people perceive kindness in the same way. It can consider respectful actions while still checking a person’s actual communication needs and preferences.
When to use it
Use it to discuss kindness with accessibility and individual preference considered.
Keep in mind
No change in sensory ability or universal communication access through kindness alone is established.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- Amish