Benevolence Quote by Oliver Goldsmith

“Selfishness leads to nothingness. Generosity and benevolence leads to great reward,” he explained.”

— J. W. Lord

“his very benevolence is selfish;”

— Walter Scott

Selfishness even binds many people, but blindly without having any liking for one another.

— Anuj

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

— Confucius

Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.

— B. C. Forbes

Generosity is the only legitimate selfishness.

— Mario Benedetti

Generosity is only benevolence in practice.

— Thomas Ken

Selfishness is that detestable vice which no one will forgive in others, and no one is without in himself

— Henry Ward Beecher

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

— Jessica Lange

“Selfishness is the absence of selflessness”

— Thabiso Monkoe

Selfishness is the root and source of all natural and moral evils.

— Nathanael Emmons

Nothing resembles selfishness more closely than self-respect

— George Sand