“Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most”

“Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Be kind to unkind people. They probably need it the most” was printed in the syndicated newspaper feature “Pot-Shots” by Ashleigh Brilliant in January 1976.
   
       
Wikipedia: Ashleigh Brilliant
Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant (born 9 December 1933) is an author and syndicated cartoonist born in London, UK, and living in Santa Barbara, California, USA. He is best known for his Pot-Shots, single-panel illustrations with one-line humorous remarks, which began syndication in the United States of America in 1975. Brilliant achieved American citizenship in 1969.
 
24 January 1976, Detroit (MI) Free Press, “Pot-Shots” by Ashleigh Brilliant, pg. 11-A, col. 5:
BE KIND TO UNKIND PEOPLE:
THEY PROBABLY NEED IT THE MOST.
 
Google Books
Mac’s Church Publication Quotebook
By E. C. McKenzie
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House
1988
Pg. 121:
Be kind to unkind people — they need it the most.
 
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14,000 Quips & Quotes:
For Speakers, Writers, Editors, Preachers, and Teachers
BY E. C. McKenzie
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House
1990, ©1980  
Pg. 283:
Be kind to unkind people — they need it the most.
 
28 May 1994, The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA), “Tips may help to reduce stress,” pg D8, col. 4:
Be kind to unkind people. They probably need it the most.
     
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Giving Love a Memory:
Creating a Legacy of Love
By Ruthann Winans and Linda Lee
Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers
1997
Pg. 52:
“Be kind to unkind people . . . they need it the most.”
 
28 April 1997, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), “Number is up for conventional spirits,” pg. 12: 
Just a thought: Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most.
       
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“Be kind to unkind people: They probably need it the most.”~Ashleigh Brilliant
 
27 April 2000, The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec), “Quote,” pg. A1:
Be kind to unkind people - they need it the most.
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Frenchy Samaniego
@frenchysam_
Be kind to unkind people—they need it the most.
12:05 AM - 5 Feb 2009
 
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Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.
by Philosiblog on 25 November 2013 in giving, habits, help, improve, inspire, kindness
Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most. – Ashleigh Brilliant
   
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Life Is a Joke:
100 Life Lessons (with Punch Lines)
By Gordon & John Javna
New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, Inc.
2017
Pg. 54:
“Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.” —Ashleigh Brilliant
 
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Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most. - Ashleigh Brilliant
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4:44 PM - 22 Mar 2018