Quotes About Benevolence

Life, if we would mark it, is made up of thousands of suggestions from some unseen quarter, prompting us to duty; starting some thought of what is wise and right and just and good; inclining us to thoughtfulness, to meditation, to prayer; making the soul dissatisfied with its present course, and drawing it along in the path of duty, benevolence, and peace.

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted, but to always seek out and value the kind that will stand behind the action. Nothing that is done for you is a matter of course. Everything originates in a will for the good, which is directed at you. Train yourself never to put off the word or action for the expression of gratitude.

Era una delle sue massime questa, che, per riuscire a far del bene alla gente, la prima cosa, nella maggior parte de' casi, è di non metterli a parte del disegno.

Every account of a higher power that I've seen described, of all religions that I've seen, include many statements with regard to the benevolence of that power. When I look at the universe and all the ways the universe wants to kill us, I find it hard to reconcile that with statements of beneficence.

When the severity of the law is to be softened, let pity, not bribes, be the motive.

I'm a firm believer in karma. By doing good, good things eventually find you. I don't have an American Express Black Card, but I like to think that I would if I could fill it with karma points.

If I'm doing something its coming from a kind heart.

Britain is a compassionate nation.

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 to behave otherwise, and we must find leaders who can show us a better way and still maintains a balanced view.

It is better to give the tree with its fruits than to offer the fruits alone.

Gratitude is a species of love, excited in us by some action of the person for whom we have it, and by which we believe that he has done some good to us, or at least that he has had the intention of doing so. Passions, III, 193. XI, 473-474. Trans. John Morris

Being enabled, like being loved, is one of the marvels of the world's benevolence. It is to be given wings.

To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven." Johannes A. Gaertner (1912–1996) PROFESSOR, THEOLOGIAN, POET

Expresar gratitud es cortés y agradable, promulgar la gratitud es generoso y noble, pero vivir la gratitud es tocar el Cielo." JOHANNES A. GAERTNER (1912–1996) PROFESOR, TEÓLOGO, POETA A

You have the potential to do great good. You will never know the impact you may have because you don't always get to see it, but it does happen. And in your future, you will see many fruits of your labors, if you choose to.

In The Wealth of Nations, Smith unveiled one of the most liberating of modern ideas—that the interests of the community could be advanced better by the self-interest than by the "benevolence" of the butcher, the baker and all the other upwardly clambering capitalists.

look for something in return, but that doesn't make it any less kind." Perhaps unlooked-for kindness along the way

Nor can you have only benevolent knowledge; the scientific method doesn't filter for benevolence. Knowledge has consequences, not always intended, not always comfortable, not always welcome.

Until you meet a benevolent God and a benevolent universe, until you realize that the foundation of all is love, you will not be at home in this world.

He was the kind of person who, if you asked him for one of something, gave you two instead.

Don't grumble," I said. "Or I'll bake you more cookies.

Não sabia explicar o motivo por que, com tanta frequência, Deus levava as melhores pessoas e deixava as más vivas para continuarem a praticar o mal. Em momentos como aquele, a ideia de uma divindade benevolente encarregada de zelar pelo bem de todos perdia qualquer espécie de credibilidade.

On him who wields power gently, the god looks favorably from afar.

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.