Quotes About Benevolence

God gives each of us according to the quality of our hearts.

The hand which gives is far better than the one which receives.

The man who doesn't know how to confer a kindness has not the right to ask any for himself.

To give in order to receive is not to give, but to beg.

You can measure your desire for going to Heaven by what you have done to others.

God exhibits a natural benevolence toward all his creatures, and it is called "love" in this restricted sense. The purpose is to preserve them for his use, including the display of his wrath when he punishes them for their sins. But to the chosen ones, God's love also means self-sacrifice (in redeeming them through Christ) and self-disclosure (in providing them theological knowledge).

sacrifice your life for the good of others—this is my wish and blessing.

The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination.

Be generous. Give to those you love; give to those who love you, give to the fortunate, give to the unfortunate — yes, give especially to those you don't want to give. You will receive abundance for your giving. The more you give, the more you will have.

The small percentage of dogs that bite people is monumental proof that the dog is the most benign, forgiving creature on earth.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

No one has ever become poor from giving.

Christmas is about giving. Be outrageously generous. Have fun, enjoy the process....then keep it up all year.

All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolence.

God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.

a los dioses y nobles monarcas persuaden los dones

And if we are good, we are beneficent: for all good things are beneficial. Are they not?

You reap what you sow, and if you reap kindness it is because of the seeds of greater kindness you've sown so broadly.

Najsretniji je onaj ?ovjek koji je u?inio sretnima najviše ljudi.

One cannot be a good person without gratitude, and one cannot be a happy person without gratitude. This provides a vital link between goodness and happiness.

Do not forget to entertain strangers," Buck said in the same language, "for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Politeness will be a great acquisition, if it does no more than impart grace to manners; but its function does not stop here. For propriety, springing as it does from motives of benevolence and modesty, and actuated by tender feelings toward the sensibilities of others, is ever a graceful expression of sympathy. Its requirement is that we should weep with those that weep and rejoice with those that rejoice.

The tripod that supported the framework of Bushido was said to be Chi, Jin, Yu, respectively Wisdom, Benevolence, and Courage.

Intellectual superiority was, of course, esteemed; but the word Chi, which was employed to denote intellectuality, meant wisdom in the first instance and placed knowledge only in a very subordinate place. The tripod that supported the framework of Bushido was said to be Chi, Jin, Yu, respectively Wisdom, Benevolence, and Courage. A samurai was essentially a man of action