Benevolence Quotes

182 Benevolence quotes by 136 unique authors

Pleasure cannot be shared; like Pain, it can only be experienced or inflicted, and when we give Pleasure to our Lovers or bestow Charity upon… — Aldous Huxley
Narrow minds can develop as well through persecution as through benevolence; they can assure themselves of their power by tyrannizing cruelly or beneficially over others. — Honore de Balzac
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent? — Confucius
Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle… — Curtis Sittenfeld
Humanity, perhaps, that quality of benevolence that humans have, without irony, named after themselves. — Laini Taylor
When you have lived as long as I have, the div replied, you find that cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same color. — Khaled Hosseini
When any relationship is characterized by difference, particularly a disparity in power, there remains a tendency to model it on the parent-child-relationship. Even protectiveness and… — Mary Catherine Bateson
It is difficult to find a reputable American historian who will acknowledge the crude fact that a Franklin Roosevelt, say, wanted to be President merely… — Gore Vidal
Benevolence means whatever is good for your Spirit. — Nirmala Srivastava
I call that person the most intelligent who sees the benevolence, the ascent and the ultimate goal. — Nirmala Srivastava
True benevolence or compassion, extends itself through the whole of existence and sympathizes with the distress of every creature capable of sensation. — Joseph Addison
In the West, people pride themselves on being the defenders of democratic rights and the champions of freedom. But if the Western world really cares… — Nirmala Srivastava
Man with all his noble qualities, with sympathy which feels for the most debased, with benevolence which extends not only to other men but to… — Charles Darwin
We can no more tolerate neutrality and benevolence toward every conceivable form of discourse, including that of magical thinking, than we can lump together executioner… — Michel Onfray
Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for… — John McCarthy
When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror. — Thomas Day
For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza
Kindness makes the difference between passion and caring. Kindness is tenderness, kindness is love, perhaps greater than love .... kindness is goodwill, kindness says I… — Randolph Ray
Kindness is the life's blood, the elixir of marriage. Kindness makes the difference between passion and caring. Kindness is tenderness. Kindness is love, but perhaps… — Randolph Ray
How many haters does it take to change a light bulb? none. they fear change, even if it can make the world a brighter place. — Cuts And Scars
Humanity is made up of love, peace, benevolence, sympathy, giving, faith and respect. — Sfiso MaAphula Ngema
An old man was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them,A battle is raging inside me ...it is a terrible fight between two… — Unknown Author
Happiness needs sadness. Success needs failure. Benevolence needs evil. Love needs hatred. Victory needs defeat. Pleasure needs pain. You must experience and accept the extremes.… — Sadie
We do no benevolences whose first benefit is not for ourselves — Mark Twain
Human benevolence is mingled with vanity, interest, or some other motive — Samuel Johnson

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