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“The disposition to give a cup of cold water to a disciple is a far nobler property than the finest intellect. Satan has a fine intellect, but not the image of God.”

Book:Some of the

Source: Some of the

“Both love of mankind, and respect for their rights are duties; the former however is only a conditional, the latter an unconditional, purely imperative duty, which he must be perfectly certain not to have transgressed who would give himself up to the secret emotions arising from benevolence.”

Giving Certain Secret Emotion Rights Mankind Duty Former Latter Unconditional Imperatives Benevolence Conditional

Author:Immanuel Kant

“The benevolence of wrapping the partridge in a vine leaf brings out its quality, just as the barrel of Diogenes brought forth the qualities of the great thinker.”

Quality Food Cooking Culinary Thinker Leafs Benevolence Barrels Vines Wrapping Great Thinkers

Author:Emmanuel des Essarts

“There do remain dispersed in the soil of human nature divers seeds of goodness, of benignity, of ingenuity, which, being cherished, excited, and quickened by good culture, do, by common experience, thrust out flowers very lovely, and yield fruits very pleasant of virtue and goodness.”

Humans Culture Common Virtue Human Nature Flower Goodness Fruit Excited Seeds Lovely Pleasant Soil Yield Thrust Benevolence Ingenuity Common Experience

Book:The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

Source: The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author

“What is the elevation of the soul? A prompt, delicate, certain feeling for all that is beautiful, all that is grand; a quick resolution to do the greatest good by the smallest means; a great benevolence joined to a great strength and great humility.”

Mean Soul Feelings Beautiful Certain Humility Resolution Delicate Smallest Benevolence Prompts Elevation

Author:Johann Kaspar Lavater

“There is scarcely a man who is not conscious of the benefits which his own mind has received from the performance of single acts of benevolence. How strange that so few of us try a course of the same medicine!”

Men Trying Mind Courses Strange Benefits Conscious Performances Medicine Benevolence

Book:Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading

Source: Life and Books: Or, Records of Thought and Reading

“The entire world shall be populous with that action which saves one soul from despair.”

World Soul Action Despair Benevolence

Author:Omar Khayyam

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

Certain Persuasion Benevolence Veracity

Book:Institutes of the Christian Religion Vol. 1: Translated from the Original Latin, and Collated With the Author's Last Edition in French

Source: Institutes of the Christian Religion Vol. 1: Translated from the Original Latin, and Collated With the Author's Last Edition in French

“A sincere acquaintance with ourselves teaches us humility; and from humility springs that benevolence which compassionates the transgressors we condemn, and prevents the punishments we inflict from themselves partaking of crime, in being rather the wreakings of revenge than the chastisements of virtue.”

Teach Virtue Crime Humility Spring Revenge Punishment Sincere Acquaintance Benevolence Chastisement

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“It is wise statesmanship which suggests that in time of peace we must prepare for war, and it is no less a wise benevolence that makes preparation in the hour of peace for assuaging the ills that are sure to accompany war.”

War Hours Wise Preparation Benevolence Accompany Statesmanship

Book:The Red Cross in peace and war

Source: The Red Cross in peace and war

“You are so to put forth the power that God has given you; you are so to give, and sacrifice to give, as to earn the eulogium pronounced on the woman, "She hath done what she could." Do it now. It is not a safe thing to leave a generous feeling to the cooling influences of a cold world. If you intend to do a mean thing, wait till tomorrow; if you are to do a noble thing, do it now,--now!”

Ifs World Giving Mean Done Feelings Given Waiting Sacrifice Influence Cold Tomorrow Safe Noble Generous Benevolence Cooling Cold World

Author:Thomas Guthrie

“In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors.”

Country Political Nations Opinion Inspire Severe Humanitarianism Benevolence Conqueror Axioms

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“A noble deed is a step towards heaven.”

Heaven Steps Deeds Noble Benevolence Noble Deeds

Author:J. G. Holland

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

Winning Awe Benevolence

Book:The Recess

Source: The Recess

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

Weak Cruelty Cream Benevolence

Book:Nyphron Rising

Source: Nyphron Rising

“Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn't a program it has to be a way of life.”

Way Trying Kind Different Social Company Balance Conscience Program Different Kinds Benevolence Starbucks

Author:Howard Schultz

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

States Form Social Benevolence Politeness Social Relationships

Author:African Spir

“Animated by Christian motives and directed to Christian ends, it shall in no wise go unrewarded: here, by the testimony of an approving conscience; hereafter, by the benediction of our blessed Redeemer, and a brighter inheritance his Father's house.”

Ends Christian Father House Wise Conscience Blessed Motive Testimony Inheritance Brighter Animated Benevolence Hereafter Redeemer Benediction Approving

Book:The Church and her ministrations: discourses

Source: The Church and her ministrations: discourses

“Self-love, in a well-regulated breast, is as the steward of the household, superintending the expenditure, and seeing that benevolence herself should be prudential, in order to be permanent, by providing that the reservoir which feeds should also be fed.”

Should Wells Self Order Seeing Self Love Permanent Breasts Feds Household Providing Benevolence Expenditures Reservoirs Stewards

Book:Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

Source: Lacon: Or Many Things in Few Words, Addressed to Those who Think

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

Want Failing Produce Depends Benevolence Politeness Disagreeable

Book:A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

Source: A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides

“Adam Smith's image of competition in the marketplace was intended as an adjunct to his detailed description of human motivation in The Theory of Moral Sentiments , in which the pursuit of profit is tempered at every juncture by sympathy and benevolence, and by the posture of the "impartial spectator" which is forced on us by our moral nature.”

Humans Motivation Moral Theory Competition Profit Pursuit Description Sentiments Adam Spectators Marketplace Benevolence Posture Juncture

Author:Ted Malloch

“The love of action is a principle of a much stronger and more doubtful nature. It often leads to anger, to ambition, and to revenge; but when it is guided by the sense of propriety and benevolence, it becomes the parent of every virtue, and, if those virtues are accompanied with equal abilities, a family, a state, or an empire may be indebted for their safety and prosperity to the undaunted courage of a single man.”

Source: The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

“cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same colour.”

Cruelty Colour Shade Benevolence

Book:And the Mountains Echoed

Source: And the Mountains Echoed

“Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.”

Humanity Elements Characteristics Benevolence

Book:The Chinese Classics

Source: The Chinese Classics

“Mediocrity is the most effective mask a superior spirit can wear, because to the great majority, which is to say, to the mediocre,it will not suggest a disguise:--and yet it is precisely for their sake that he puts it on--so as not to arouse them, and, indeed, not infrequently to avoid this out of pity and benevolence.”

Spirit Majority Sake Superiors Pity Mask Mediocrity Disguise Mediocre Benevolence

Author:Friedrich Nietzsche

“Generosity during life is a very different thing from generosity in the hour of death; one proceeds from genuine liberality, and benevolence; the other from pride or fear, or from the fact that you cannot take your money with you to the other world.”

World Different Facts Life Is Hours Pride Genuine Generosity Different Things Benevolence Other Worlds Liberality

Author:Martial

“States strong enough to do good are but few. Their number would seem limited to three.”

States Enough Seems Three Strong Numbers Strength Strong Enough Benevolence

Book:Selected poems

Source: Selected poems

“When a uniform exercise of kindness to prisoners on our part has been returned by as uniform severity on the part of our enemies,you must excuse me for saying it is high time, by other lessons, to teach respect to the dictates of humanity; in such a case, retaliation becomes an act of benevolence.”

Has Beens Humanity Enemy Teach Kindness Cases Exercise Lessons Excuse Prisoner Uniforms Benevolence Excuse Me Severity Retaliation

Book:Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence

Source: Thomas Jefferson: Thoughts on War and Revolution : Annotated Correspondence

“Man is a money-making animal, which propensity too often interferes with his benevolence.”

Men Animal Money Charity Making Money Interfere Benevolence Propensity

Book:Moby Dick (Illustrated & Annotated Edition)

Source: Moby Dick (Illustrated & Annotated Edition)

“It's more blessed to give than to receive - especially kittens.”

“If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved for philanthropy, can gratify the human mind, you must have the pleasing consolation to know that you have not lived in vain. And I flatter myself that it will not be ranked among the least grateful occurrences of your life to be assured that, so long as I retain my memory, you will be thought on with respect, veneration, and affection by your sincere friend.”

Ifs Knows Mind Humans Long Memories Talent Grateful Affection Vain Beloved Sincere Human Mind Philanthropy Consolation Assured Benevolence Veneration Sincere Friends

Book:Basic Writings of George Washington

Source: Basic Writings of George Washington

“Wealth is a dangerous inheritance, unless the inheritor is trained to active benevolence.”

Wealth Dangerous Active Inheritance Benevolence

Author:Charles Simmons

“Profanation and violation are part of the perversity of sex, which never will conform to liberal theories of benevolence. Every model of morally or politically correct sexual behavior will be subverted by nature's daemonic law.”

Law Sex Theory Behavior Models Abuse Conform Violation Benevolence Politically Correct Perversity

Book:Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism

Source: Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism

“Doing good is the only certainly happy action of a man's life.”

Men Action Goodness Doing Good Benevolence

Book:Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

Source: Aphorisms of Sir Philip Sidney: With Remarks

“Mr. Marx does not believe in God, but he believes deeply in himself. His heart is filled not with love but with rancor. He has very little benevolence toward men and becomes... furious and... spiteful... when anyone dares question the omniscience of the divinity whom he adores, that is to say, Mr. Marx himself.”

Men Believe Heart Littles Doe Christian Religious Filled Dare Divinity Believe In God Adore Benevolence Furious Spiteful Omniscience Rancor

Author:Mikhail Bakunin

“Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things.”

Wells Has Beens Defined Small Things Benevolence Politeness

Author:Thomas B. Macaulay

“The difference of the degrees in which the individuals of a great community enjoy the good things of life has been a theme of declaration and discontent in all ages; and it is doubtless our paramount duty, in every state of society, to alleviate the pressure of the purely evil part of this distribution, as much as possible, and, by all the means we can devise, secure the lower links in the chain of society from dragging in dishonor and wretchedness.”

“Kind words are benedictions. The are not only instruments of power, but of benevolence and courtesy; blessings both to the speaker and hearer of them.”

Kind Blessing Instruments Speakers Courtesy Benevolence Kind Words Benediction

Author:Arthur Frederick Saunders

“Men are not only prone to forget benefits; they even hate those who have obliged them, and cease to hate those who have injured them. The necessity of revenging an injury, or of recompensing a benefit seems a slavery to which they are unwilling to submit.”

Men Seems Hate Forget Benefits Slavery Cease Injury Submit Obliged Injured Unwilling Benevolence

Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Out of the ashes of misanthropy benevolence rises again; we find many virtues where we had imagined all was vice, many acts of disinterested friendship where we had fancied all was calculation and fraud--and so gradually from the two extremes we pass to the proper medium; and, feeling that no human being is wholly good or wholly base, we learn that true knowledge of mankind which induces us to expect little and forgive much. The world cures alike the optimist and the misanthrope.”

“There is certainly something of exquisite kindness and thoughtful benevolence in that rarest of gifts,--fine breeding.”

Kindness Fine Manners Thoughtful Exquisite Benevolence Breeding

Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

“The symptoms of compassion and benevolence, in some people, are like those minute guns which warn you that you are in deadly peril.”

People Compassion Minutes Gun Bores Symptoms Peril Benevolence

Author:Sophie Swetchine

“Never did any soul do good but it came readier to do the same again, with more enjoyment. Never was love or gratitude or bounty practiced but with increasing joy, which made the practicer still more in love with the fair act.”

Made Stills Soul Joy Gratitude Fairs Enjoyment Benevolence Bounty

Author:Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury

“My God, grant that my bounty may be a clear and transparent river, flowing from pure charity, and uncontaminated by self-love, ambition, or interest. Thanks are due not to me, but Thee, from whom all I possess is derived. And what are the paltry gifts for which my neighbor forgets to thank me, compared with the immense blessings for which I have so often forgotten to be grateful to Thee!”

“Good manners are the expressions of benevolence in personal intercourse, by which we endeavor to promote the comfort and enjoyment of others, and to avoid all that gives needless uneasiness.”

Giving Expression Comfort Manners Enjoyment Good Man Endeavor Intercourse Benevolence Good Manners Uneasiness

Book:American Woman's Home

Source: American Woman's Home

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

Men Higher Lifts His Love Benevolence

Author:William Rounseville Alger

“Be generous, and pleasant-tempered, and forgiving; even as God scatter favors over thee, do thou scatter over the people.”

People Forgiving Favors Thee Generous Pleasant Benevolence

Author:Saadi

“When thou seest thine enemy in trouble, curl not thy whiskers in contempt; for in every bone there is marrow, and within every jacket there is a man.”

Men Enemy Trouble Bones Contempt Jackets Benevolence Curls Marrow Whiskers

Author:Saadi

“Love should make joy; but our benevolence is unhappy. Our Sunday-schools, and churches, and pauper-societies are yokes to the neck. We pain ourselves to please nobody.”

Should School Pain Joy Church Please Charity Unhappy Necks Sunday Benevolence Yoke Sunday School

Book:Essays and Lectures

Source: Essays and Lectures

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