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"If the underlying motivation is to create a favorable impression for the purpose of asking for a favor later, then the action can be considered nice due to its pleasing effect, but not kind without a sense of benevolence. Conversely, if the motivation is to spare the other person from extra effort or inconvenience, then the action can be considered kind, as well as nice if it pleases the other person," she writes. 

Kelly Shi, 2015-16 Hackworth Fellow at the Ethics Center and her article, Being Nice vs. Being Kind quoted in Inc..