Benevolence Quotes

182 Benevolence quotes by 136 unique authors

Nobody ever got anything from God on the grounds that he deserved it. Haven fallen, man deserves only punishment and death. So if God answers… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
In a perfect world perhaps we would all see more clearly. But this is not a perfect world, and it is enough to hope that… — Kent Nerburn
If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil. — Confucius
Holiness is the sum of a million little things — the avoidance of little evils and little foibles, the setting aside of little bits of… — Kevin DeYoung
In strange and uncertain times such as those we are living in, sometimes a reasonable person might despair. But hope is unreasonable and love is… — Robert Fripp
I don't need to argue here that the evil in the world proves that the universe is not designed, but only that there are no… — Steven Weinberg
The practice of yogasana for the sake of health, to keep fit, or to maintain flexibility is the external practice of yoga. While this is… — B.K.S. Iyengar
All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolence. — Samuel Johnson
General benevolence, but not general friendship, made a man what he ought to be. — Jane Austen
When the great Tao is abandoned, benevolence and righteousness arise. — Laozi
The highest benevolence acts without purpose. — Laozi
When the Way is lost there is virtue. When virtue is lost there is benevolence. When benevolence is lost there is righteousness. When righteousness is… — Laozi
Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties. — Laozi
A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments. — Ezra Stiles
The individualism of current economic theory is manifest in the purely self-interested behaviour it generally assumes. It has no real place for fairness, malevolence, and… — Herman E. Daly
A man's needs are few. The simpler the life, therefore, the better. Indeed, only three things are truly necessary in order to make life happy:… — Thomas Chalmers
Remember us in your prayers that we grow not weary in well doing. It is hard to work for years with pure motives, and all… — David Livingstone
These eyes see the incredible benevolence of the universe, which is completely trustworthy in all respects. There is nothing to fear. Everything in each moment… — Suzanne Segal
The bottom line is that we've become a nation of thieves, a value rejected by our founders. James Madison, the father of our Constitution, was… — Walter E. Williams
My description of wisdom has nothing to do with benevolence and righteousness, it is to do with being wise in one's own virtue, nothing more.… — Zhuangzi
Not knowing that we can be loved for who we truly are prevents us from trusting in love itself, and this in turn causes us… — John Welwood
When I reflect that one man, armed only with his own physical and moral resources, was able to cause this land of Canaan to spring… — Jean Giono
Of all the virtues necessary to the completion of the perfect man, there is none to be more delicately implied and less ostentatiously vaunted than… — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
We may scatter the seeds of courtesy and kindness about us at little expense. Some of them will fall on good ground, and grow up… — Jeremy Bentham
Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man. — Mencius

Who Wrote These Benevolence Quotes

136 authors contributed a total of 182 Benevolence Quotes, led by these top contributors: