Benevolence Quotes

The person of benevolence never worries.

Try to be of some use to others.

Power rises to the top like cream and dominates the weak with cruelty disguised as -- and often even believed to be -- benevolence.

To the truly benevolent mind, indeed, nothing is more satisfactory than to hear of a miser denying himself the necessaries of life a little too far and ridding us of his presence altogether.

Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us, and a certain persuasion of His veracity.

That is fine benevolence, finely executed, which, like the Nile, comes from hidden sources.

Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.

Capital must be propelled by self-interest; it cannot be enticed by benevolence.

Rare benevolence, the minister of God.

Politeness is fictitious benevolence.

Were it only to learn benevolence to humankind, we should be merciful to other creatures.

Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creatures.

cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same colour.

We should do good whenever we can and do kindness at all times, for at all times we can.

Our hands we open of our own free will, and the good flies, which we can never recall.

How quickly a truly benevolent act is repaid by the consciousness of having done it!

What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

Narrow minds can develop as well through persecution as through benevolence; they can assure themselves of their power by tyrannizing cruelly or beneficially over others.

What I ask for the Negro is not benevolence, not pity, not sympathy, but simply justice.

The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life.

Generosity is only benevolence in practice.

Benevolence, like religion, awes even those it cannot win.

All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolence.

Benevolence today has become altogether too huge an undertaking to be conducted otherwise than on business lines.