Quotes about Benevolence
Men are rich only as they give. He who gives great service gets great rewards.
— Elbert Hubbard
The love we give away is the only love we keep.
— Elbert Hubbard
There are three things that are important in human life. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. The third is to be kind.
— Frederick Buechner
Satan may appear in many disguises like Christ, and at the end of the world will appear as a benefactor and philanthropist—but Satan never has and never will appear with scars.
— Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
The art of acceptance is the art of making someone who has just done you a small favor wish that he might have done you a greater one.
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
My mother was a very positive thinker; she was always active, always doing something good.
— Joseph Wirthlin
The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.
— Marcus Aurelius
Miranda nods, because she knows that to be true: noble people don't do things for the money, they simply have money, and that's what allows them to be noble. They don't really have to think about it much; they sprout benevolent acts the way trees sprout leaves.
— Margaret Atwood
Is there no end to his disguises, of benevolence?
— Margaret Atwood
We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received.
— William Hazlitt
The kind of experience of humility and happiness that comes with gratitude tends to crowd out whatever is coarse, or ugly or mean.
— Kevin DeYoung
If you want to know how God feels about money, look at who she gives it to
— Anne Lamott