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Quotes About Benevolence

Benevolence is love to all men. It is to know all men.
~ Confucius
That there is little joy in the world is not just a view of things. Every benevolence is suspect. You finally figure out that the world does not have you in mind. It never did.
~ Cormac McCarthy
As one person always said Good things come to those who wait. You don't have to be connivingly sneaky and passing judgement if one don't use protection, so you can have your fantasies. If you do others right, the lord will bless right judgements and knowledge.
~ Daaimah S. Poole
What I want for myself, I want for everybody.
~ Wallace D. Wattles
spend most of his time so that he may glorify God by doing good for others, and getting of good for himself." The Lord, quite conveniently, smiled
~ Walter Isaacson
and that which is done of goodwill must, to my thinking, be accepted favourably. Had
~ Walter Scott
his very benevolence is selfish;
~ Walter Scott
quantum moments are always benevolent.
~ Wayne W. Dyer
The sage does not hoard, and thereby bestows. The more he lives for others, the greater his life. The more he gives to others, the greater his abundance.
~ Wayne W. Dyer
Wealth is the fruit of generosity.
~ Wayne W. Dyer
do something expressing your kindness to someone who will be totally surprised by your actions.
~ Wayne W. Dyer
Many felt a profound malaise at the idea that the sources of benevolence should be just enlightened self-interest, or simply feelings of sympathy. This seemed to neglect altogether the human power of self-transcendence, the capacity to go beyond self-related desire altogether and follow a higher aspiration. This
~ Charles Taylor
Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.
~ Cheryl Strayed
Be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of being. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.
~ Cheryl Strayed
To be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of being. Your life will be a hundred times better for it.
~ Cheryl Strayed
She was kindhearted and forgiving, generous and naïve.
~ Cheryl Strayed
I think we underestimate the universe's desire to be kind to us.
~ Cheryl Strayed
To be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of being. Your life will be a hundred times better for it. This is good advice for anyone at any age, but particularly for those in their twenties.
~ Cheryl Strayed
The sun is the epitome of benevolence — it is lifegiving and warmthgiving and happinessgiving, and to it we owe our thanksgiving.
~ Terri Guillemets
Kind people are the best kind of people.
~ Author Unknown
Each good deed strengthens our angel wings.
~ Terri Guillemets
If instead of a gem, or even of a flower, we could cast the gift of a lovely thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving, as the angels, I suppose, must give. But you did more and better for me than that.
~ George MacDonald
Hardship and ease walk hand-in-hand in this world, and embracing them both as being from the same benevolent source ensures that we walk with gratitude for our blessings and gratefulness for our challenges. We sincerely believe that mercy pervades the cosmos, and in recognizing that, we reconnect with the hope of spring, the serenity of summer, the beauty of autumn, and the majesty of winter. Each comes with its gifts, and each call us to reflect.
~ Hamza Yusuf
When paying charity, for example, one should smile and be humble, allowing the hand of the indigent to be above the giver's hand. It is a privilege to be in a position to offer charity and an honor to fulfill a divine obligation.
~ Hamza Yusuf