Quotes About Benevolence

The poverty of a man of benevolence is not to be considered as poverty but only as his temporary inability to exercise his inherent duty.

I believe that all actions that tend to the well-being of sentient beings are virtuous and moral.

In the name of universal benevolence Christians have hated their fellow-men.

The United States is a society in which people not only can get by without knowing much about the wider world but are systematically encouraged not to think independently or critically, and instead to accept the mythology of the United States as a benevolent, misunderstood giant as it lumbers around the world trying to do good.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." —Aesop, "The Lion and the Mouse

To me it's as if the day has been tossed into my lap by a benevolent god who likes to gives things to good-for-nothings.

Una buena acción, por pequeña que sea, pone en marcha una buena consecuencia.

If those who 'gain all they can' and 'save all they can,' will likewise 'give all they can,' then the more they will grow in grace.

regarding Charles Lee) This eccentric and notably slovenly man was always trailed by his beloved dogs. When I can be convinced that men are as worthy objects as dogs, he once explained, I shall transfer my benevolence to them.

Sam! - Sam said hugging himself. - You're welcome. Don't mention it.

As well as her benevolence toward the nation as a whole, a busy task, Salus also guards every individual. I was going to need her myself today.

We can only keep what we have by being willing to freely give it away; a paraphrase of Jesus Christ.

If a person does not harm any living being...and does not kill or cause others to kill - that person is a true spiritual practitioner

As I stood behind you, I sensed that God was telling me to pay for your groceries, so I did. Simple as that.

Whatever we accomplish in life, if it's solely for our own good, then it doesn't mean that much. The things you do that affect others in a positive way are the ones that count. Whatever facet of life you're in, God has given you a gift; do the best you can with that gift.

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 the Needy, we do so, not to gratify the object of our Benevolence, but only ourselves. For the Truth is that we are kind for the same reason as we are cruel, in order that we may enhance the sense of our own Power....

Giving gave every bit as much pleasure as receiving—if not more, and denying that pleasure to others could be churlish.

Or was it that people, for all they wished their friends well, never actually wished them that well?

I am a fortunate man, and if you are fortunate in this life, you should take pleasure in the good fortune of others. Because we must love one another – for all our faults. We must love one another whatever our station in life, and we must try to make the lives of others more bearable, if we are in a position to do so.

Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemy's misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.

What is offered from a generous heart should be accepted generously.

I wish you'd stop being so good to me, Cap'n.

Shattered by the cumulative effect of so much horror and death, Joan was again afflicted by a crisis of faith. How could a good and benevolent God let such a thing happen? How could He so terribly afflict even children and babies, who were not guilty of any sin?

Good cooking is a form of benevolence. Molly gladly sacrificed a fine afternoon to give pleasure by a cake at tea-time. She would lay her afternoon and fresh air on the table with the cake and be rewarded by the glow of pleasure she felt when they enjoyed it.