Definition of Benevolent

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Definition of Benevolent
	Benevolent Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind; charitable. Related Definitions: And, Charitable, Desire, Disposed, Disposition, Do, Give, Good, Happiness, Having, Kind, Love, Manifesting, Mankind, Or, Possessing, Promote, Prosperity, Their, To

Benevolent Quotations

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

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

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

I believe in benevolent dictatorship provided I am the dictator.
Richard Branson

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

Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
Mortimer Adler

You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good.
Hans Bender

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

The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
William McKinley

Seeing my malevolent face in the mirror, my benevolent soul shrinks back.
Mason Cooley

Benevolent Translations

benevolent in German is wohlwollend
benevolent in Norwegian is velvillig

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