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| Benevolent Quotes Benevolent Definition |
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A benevolent mind, and the face assumes the patterns of benevolence. An evil mind, then an evil face.
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Jimmy Sangster Alas few socialists are either benevolent enough to work hard at these occupations out of benevolence or self-interested enough to work hard at them for money. John McCarthy But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine. Thomas Jefferson Clearly, children's charities struggle to find private sources of money to sustain their benevolent programs. Dana Rohrabacher He was so benevolent, so merciful a man that, in his mistaken passion, he would have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain. Douglas William Jerrold I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator. Richard Branson I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent. Patrick Marber I never examined what I did in any great detail because I thought it would spoil things. I never read the scripts at all carefully, and never wanted to know what was going on, because I felt that being a benevolent alien that's the way it should be. Tom Baker Islam has shown two faces to the Jews, one benevolent, one less so. Jack Schwartz It is clearly better that property should be private, but the use of it common; and the special business of the legislator is to create in men this benevolent disposition. Aristotle It is in fact agreed that I am the plague, the cholera of the benevolent and generous men who are interested in art and that, when I show myself with my plasters, even the Emperor of the Sahara would flee. Camille Claudel Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. Mortimer Adler Never give anyone the advice to buy or sell shares, because the most benevolent price of advice can turn out badly. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back. Mason Cooley The best government is a benevolent tyranny tempered by an occasional assassination. Voltaire The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is only the benevolent man that wins our affection. William Dean Howells The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. William McKinley To feel much for others and little for ourselves; to restrain our selfishness and exercise our benevolent affections, constitute the perfection of human nature. Adam Smith 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. James Payn We both can be the most beautiful and benevolent creatures on the planet, but then there's another side that can be as harsh and as ugly as the darkest thing you could imagine seeing. Terrence Howard |
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