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Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity. — Confucius

Nobody but a beggar chooses to depend chiefly upon the benevolence of his fellow-citizens. — Adam Smith

They [spies] cannot be properly managed without benevolence and straightforwardness. — Sun Tzu

Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence. — Charles Simmons

Dress yourself in the silks of benevolence because kindness makes you beautiful. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. — Baruch Spinoza

evil condoned wears the mask of benevolence — Victor Hugo

MAHARAJA-Leaders are not born but are made with ultimate qualities of courage, wisdom, sacrifice and benevolence. — Bhargava Kodavanti

God leaves footprints wherever He goes;
love alone uncovers them. — Matshona Dhliwayo

The unaffected language of real feeling and benevolence is easily understood, and is never ridiculous. — Maria Edgeworth

I want to acknowledge luck, the benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others. — Paul Newman

Steadfast benevolence, sustained by the wisdom that anything other than benevolence is painful, protects the mind from all afflictions. — Sylvia Boorstein

When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it? — Eleanor Roosevelt

Respect, Honesty, Courage, Rectitude, Loyalty, Honour, Benevolence — Tsunetomo Yamamoto

That which is really beautiful has no need of anything; not more than law, not more than truth, not more than benevolence or modesty. — Marcus Aurelius

The actual secret to success: Be a better friend today than you were yesterday. — Richelle E. Goodrich

Benevolence and feeling ennoble the most trifling actions. — William Makepeace Thackeray

The person of benevolence never worries. — Confucius

Don't presume the benevolence of your leaders. — Dave Eggers

The lower a man descends in his love, the higher he lifts his life. — William Rounseville Alger

The feeling of distress is the root of benevolence, therefore a benevolent man is ever mindful of those who are suffering and in distress. — Inazo Nitobe

In the actual state of social relationships, the forms ("formes", Fr.) of politeness are necessary as a subsitute to benevolence. — African Spir

Being enabled, like being loved, is one of the marvels of the world's benevolence. It is to be given wings. — Renee Askins

The true essence of who you are, balances itself upon a cushion of purity, benevolence, and holiness. — Garey Gordon

The task of preserving and advancing the highest humanity, given to this earth by the benevolence of the Almighty, seems a truly high mission. — Adolf Hitler

Power in any Form ... when directed only by human Wisdom and Benevolence is dangerous. — John Adams

For he is an instrument for the children to learn benevolence upon. — Christopher Smart

Benevolence is often very peremptory. — W. Somerset Maugham

Love in your heart gives you the universe in your hands. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Good words are a vain benevolence that demand no sacrifice and are more appreciated than real acts of kindness. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading. — John Updike

A good meal soothes the soul as it regenerates the body.
From the abundance of it flows a benign benevolence. — Frederick W. Hackwood

He smiled with the benevolence of somebody watching an unlovable toddler walk under a table and bang their head painfully. — Jonathan L. Howard

A sweet soul will take you further than a sweet tongue. — Matshona Dhliwayo

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

We should be careful that our benevolence does not exceed our means. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

You win minds through your brilliance. You win hearts through your tenderness. You win souls through your benevolence. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man. — Mencius

I am little acquainted with politeness, but I know a good deal of benevolence of temper and goodness of heart. — Robert Burns

Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. — Charles Dickens

A SHADE OF CLASS
Benevolence is gift-wrapped in a variety of beautiful skin colors
Kamil Ali — Kamil Ali

But deep this truth impress'd my mind:
Thro' all His works abroad,
The heart benevolent and kind
The most resembles God. — Robert Burns

If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil. — Confucius

Generosity is only benevolence in practice. — Thomas Ken

Cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same colour. — Khaled Hosseini

Every manmade disaster begins when one man thinks for another. However benevolent they begin, the ultimate outcome is tyranny. — John Kramer

The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts. — Confucius

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

COMPASSION ALERT:
As we enter the Season of Goodwill - Feel the warm glow in your heart by lighting up a smile on someone's face — Kamil Ali

Love poured out multiplies love poured in. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Benevolence is the twin of pride. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Now this might disturb you, but I find I'm OK by myself;
and I don't need you or your benevolence to make sense. — Morrissey

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

Benevolence will always overcome evil — Brooke Bida

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

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

There needs no small degree of address to gain the reputation of benevolence without incurring the expense. — Richard Brinsley Sheridan

BENEVOLENCE - When the sobbing of SELF PITY crosses over into the WEEPING FOR MANKIND — Kamil Ali

Benevolence, like religion, awes even those it cannot win. — Sophia Lee

Human benevolence is totally unfair. We don't live in a kind or generous world, yet we are kind and generous. — Rob Sheffield

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

Ninja should have the benevolence to protect men of justice
since there are lots of good and respectable people in the
world. — Masaaki Hatsumi

General benevolence, but not general friendship, make a man what he ought to be. — Jane Austen

Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven. — Ellen G. White

We never think lightly of those who walk with us on our uphill days. — Richelle E. Goodrich

The universe isn't for or against us; it isn't even indifferent. — Marty Rubin

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

Abandon benevolence, discard duty, and people will return to the family ties. — Laozi

To damage the sovereignty of the individual is to replace a community inspired by love, benevolence, and beauty by another based solely on power. — Anwar Sadat

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

This is woman's great benevolence, that she will become a martyr for beauty, so that the world may have pleasure. — Robert Wilson Lynd

Our hands we open of our own free will, and the good flies, which we can never recall. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things. — Thomas B. Macaulay

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence. — Confucius

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

Is there no end to his diguises of benevolence? — Margaret Atwood

When the great Tao is abandoned, benevolence and righteousness arise. — Laozi

All imposture weakens confidence and chills benevolence. — Samuel Johnson

Let love without conditions help us to attain the supreme peace and tranquility. Love is god. His benevolence make us more pretty. — Acharyasri Rajesh

Try to be of some use to others. — Joseph Hall

Asana is perfect firmness of body, steadiness of intellect, and benevolence of spirit. — B.K.S. Iyengar

How much would every marriage change if we pursued absolute benevolence over our own comfort, happiness, and self-interest? — Gary Thomas

The highest benevolence acts without purpose. — Laozi

Stars shine even for those who refuse to look up. — Matshona Dhliwayo

A monarchy conducted with infinite wisdom and infinite benevolence is the most perfect of all possible governments. — Ezra Stiles

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own. — Abraham Lincoln

Those who seek to become immortals must regard loyalty, filiality, peacefulness, obedience, benevolence and trustworthiness as fundamental. — Ge Hong

Mankind was my business ... charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. — Charles Dickens

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

Politeness is fictitious benevolence. Depend upon it, the want of it never fails to produce something disagreeable to one or other. — Samuel Johnson

There is no truer cause of unhappiness amongst men than, where naturally expecting charity and benevolence, they receive harm and vexation. — Francois Rabelais

it is not because of the benevolence of the baker that we eat fresh bread every morning but because of his desire to make money. — Raghuram G. Rajan

I call that person the most intelligent who sees the benevolence, the ascent and the ultimate goal. — Nirmala Srivastava

Evil spawns mayhem while benevolence repairs; doing good comforts the living while prayers are extended to the one who attends to the dead. — Donna Lynn Hope

Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself. — George Meredith

You have no idea, sir, how difficult it is to be the victim of benevolence. — Zora Neale Hurston

Aspire to the principal, behave with virtue, abide by benevolence, and immerse yourself in the arts. — Confucius

He turned to me, full of a terrifying benevolence. — Edith Wharton

If the prince of a State love benevolence, he will have no opponent in all the empire. — Mencius

Order and reason, beauty and benevolence, are characteristics and conceptions which we find solely associated with the mind of man. — Karl Pearson