Quotes About Benevolence

Timely service, like timely gifts, is doubled in value.

I expect to pass through life but once. If, therefore, there can be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow human being, let me do it now.

Our opportunities to do good are our talents.

When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what they right hand doeth.

We are made kind by being kind.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord.

He who prays for his neighbors will be heard for himself.

A man's true wealth is the good he does in this world.

I wish to become rich, so that I can instruct the people and glorify honest poverty a little, like those kind-hearted, fat, benevolent people do.

Having given all he had, He then is very rich indeed.

I tell myself I talk to Friday to educate him out of darkness and silence. But is that the truth? There are times when benevolence deserts me and I use the words only as the shortest way to subject him to my will. At such times I understand why Cruso preferred not to disturb his muteness. I understand, that is to say, why a man will choose to be a slaveowner. Do you think less of me for this confession?

I tell myself I talk to Friday to educate him out of darkness and silence. But is that the truth? There are times when benevolence deserts me and I use words only as the shortest way to subject him to my will. At such times I understand why Cruso preferred not to disturb his muteness. I understand, that is to say, why a man will choose to be a slaveowner. Do you think less of me for this confession?

do you think God made the world to amuse himself because he was bored? Because if so he would have to be mean.

Smith you don't realize it's a privilege to practice giving presents to others.

I've personally demanded that tyrants let their people go. I've tried to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, protect the elderly and infirm, and defend the needy from the aggressively greedy. I've led a blessed life. What a kick for a kid from the projects.

We both can be the most beautiful and benevolent creatures on the planet, but then there's another side that can be as harsh and as ugly as the darkest thing you could imagine seeing.

We believe that what we possess we don't ultimately own. God is merely entrusting it to us. And one of the conditions of that trust is that we share what we have with those who have less. So, if you don't give to people in need, you can hardly call yourself a Jew. Even the most unbelieving Jew knows that.

When one treats people with benevolence, justice, and righteoousness, and reposes confidence in them, the army will be united in mind and all will be happy to serve their leaders'.

The men history declares heroes are merely heroes because they failed to survive their benevolent acts.

A piece of benevolence, a shard of good will is sometimes all that is needed to raise a truly loyal army.

O my Lord, whatever share of this world You have bestowed on me, bestow it to my enemies, and whatever share of the next world You have for me, give it to my friends. You are enough for me.

Real kindness seeks no return.

Whatever you give, if you give it freely and without conditions it'll come back to you two fold.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.