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Quotes About Benevolence

On his tongue they pour sweet dew, and from his mouth flow gentle words.
~ Hesiod
Why did you let her take the head off London Bridge?" Cromwell:"You know me, Stephen. The fluid of benevolence flows through my veins and sometimes overspills.
~ Hilary Mantel
The page of an accounts book is there for your use, like a love poem. It's not there for you to nod and then dismiss it; it's there to open your heart to possibility. It's like the scriptures: it's there for you to think about, and initiate action. Love your neighbor. Study the market. Increase the spread of benevolence. Bring in better figures next year.
~ Hilary Mantel
The page of an accounts book is there for your use, like a love poem. It's not there for you to nod and then dismiss it; it's there to open your heart to possibility. Love your neighbor. Study the market. Increase the spread of benevolence. Bring in better figures next year.
~ Hilary Mantel
He [Axylus] was a wealthy man, and kindly to his fellow men; for dwelling in a house by the side of the road, he used to entertain all comers.
~ Homer
But many, perhaps most siblings share a private universe tropical with benevolence, betrayal, vendetta, reconciliation, and the use and abuse of power of which their parents know practically nothing
~ Lionel Shriver
Maybe it was different for you and Valerie, since you didn't like each other much. But many, perhaps most siblings share a private universe tropical with benevolence, betrayal, vendetta, reconciliation, and the use and abuse of power of which their parents know practically nothing.
~ Lionel Shriver
my mother sees chaos biting at her doorstep, while the rest of us inhabit a fabricated playscape whose benevolence is a collective delusion.
~ Lionel Shriver
Justine," Zoe said, "I don't want to curse anyone." "Of course you don't, you're much too nice. But I don't have that problem.
~ Lisa Kleypas
Sir Alan Redmayne believed in the rule of law. It was, after all, the basis of any democracy. Whenever asked, Sir Alan agreed with Churchill that, as a form of government, democracy had its disadvantages, but, on balance, it remained the best on offer. But given a free hand, he would have opted for a benevolent dictatorship. The problem was that dictators, by their very nature, were not benevolent. It simply didn't fit their job description.
~ Jeffrey Archer
He loved to shock, even with generosity. It was like punching someone.
~ Jennifer Clement
Doing charity work is always cool. It's always a good thing.
~ Lee DeWyze
I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.
~ Rod Taylor
Your duty is to pray for the welfare of the world and to work for it as far as it lies in your power.
~ Sathya Sai Baba
Miracles await you when you begin to serve people
~ Sunday Adelaja
When you begin to serve people, salvation locates you
~ Sunday Adelaja
It is our duty as believers to bring joy and fortune to the less privileged among us
~ Sunday Adelaja
Always err on the side of generosity.
~ Richie Norton
A kiss To a young girl, faith to a married woman, hope to an old maid, charity.
~ Unknown
Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man.
~ Karl Pearson
Those three divine attributes of a perfect woman: goodness, beauty and wealth.
~ Arthur Desmond
Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence
~ Mencius
What is the best way to go beyond self-interest and obsession with personal demands, needs and disappointments? The answer is: Whatever you do, may it benefit everyone.
~ Gurumayi Chidvilasananda
The best way to do good to ourselves is to do it to others; the right way to gather is to scatter.
~ Seneca the Younger