Benevolence Quotes

182 Benevolence quotes by 136 unique authors

He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower… — Douglas William Jerrold
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
If you aren't creeped out by the No Birth Control Left Behind rhetoric of the White House and Planned Parenthood, you aren't listening closely enough.… — Michelle Malkin
Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality and benevolence, the other from… — Horace Mann
There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation. — Francois Rabelais
When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? — Eleanor Roosevelt
All things share the same breath - the beast, the tree, the man... the air shares its spirit with all the life it supports. — Chief Seattle
It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their… — Adam Smith
To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. — Adam Smith
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza
Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading. — John Updike
The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. — Voltaire
Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven. — Ellen G. White
The man form is higher than the angel form; of all forms it is the highest. Man is the highest being in creation, because he… — Paramahansa Yogananda
The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid. — Confucius
You never see animals going through the absurd and often horrible fooleries of magic and religion. . . . Dogs do not ritually urinate in… — Aldous Huxley
You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you. — John Bunyan
That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty. — Marcus Aurelius
A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is… — Wendy Mass
I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence,… — James Madison
Surely happiness is reflective, like the light of heaven; and every countenance, bright with smiles, and glowing with innocent enjoyment, is a mirror transmitting to… — Washington Irving
But you were always a good man of business, Jacob,' faltered Scrooge, who now began to apply this to himself. Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing… — Charles Dickens
Circumstance does not make the man; it reveals him to himself. — James Allen
Pastries . . . can only be appreciated to the full extent of their subtlety when they are not eaten to assuage our hunger, when… — Muriel Barbery
Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK by myself; and I don't need you or your benevolence to make sense. — Steven Morrissey

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