Benevolent Quotes

172 quotes by 151 authors

Pain and darkness have been our lot since the Fall of Man. But there must be some hope that we can rise to a higher… — Dan Simmons
I hold the precepts of Jesus as delivered by Himself, to be the most pure, benevolent and sublime which have ever been preached to man... — Thomas Jefferson
Next to eating good dinners, a healthy man with a benevolent turn of mind, must like, I think, to read about them. — William Makepeace Thackeray
Some people mistakenly think nature is very nice and benevolent and never betrays. — Margaret Atwood
We always like to keep our children in a kind of bubble and censor the bad news about the world. We like to tell them… — Kazuo Ishiguro
Being made to feel like an irrelevant child was probably an asset. Benign negligence is not a bad parental attitude or at least a cross… — Clare Balding
My education was paid for by the RAF Benevolent Fund, so a charity school, run like an orphanage, with uniforms and beatings. It was tough,… — Eric Idle
It is an oftentimes dangerous world, and not all of the people in it are nice, sweet and benevolent. It is the nature of man… — Mike Medavoy
A leader who is a benevolent dictator is actually a democrat by spirit. — Jaiprakash Gaur
Think of the universe as a benevolent parent. A child may want a tub of ice-cream and marshmallows, but a wise parent will give it… — Srikumar Rao
People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons. — Lois Lowry
Music and philanthropy have a long, benevolent relationship with one another. Record bins are rife with charity singles, and concert history is filled with benefit… — Shawn Amos
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
Islam has shown two faces to the Jews, one benevolent, one less so. — Jack Schwartz
When a benevolent mind contemplates the republic of Lycurgus, its admiration is mixed with a degree of horror. — Thomas Day
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater… — Thomas Jefferson
We were concerned that the public couldn't understand the sudden catastrophe, and concerned about affecting international relationship. Supported by the central government, within less than… — Zhang Zuoji
Does history support a belief in God? If by God we mean not the creative vitality of nature but a supreme being intelligent and benevolent,… — Will Durant
I could well believe that it is God's intention, since we have refused milder remedies, to compel us into unity, by persecution even and hardship.… — C.S. Lewis
I never examined what I did in any great detail because I thought it would spoil things. I never read the scripts at all carefully,… — Tom Baker

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