Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. From LearnThat.org. [Baruch Spinoza]
Well, then, the quality which we call benevolence is, in fact, a perfection; and it is this perfection which Môshi spoke of as the heart of man. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Old Japan] Reference
The word benevolence, when mentioned as a trait in the character of the. From Wordnik.com. [A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3] Reference
The pure design of benevolence is to happiness upon others, but its intrinsic reward is bringing happiness home!. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference
The word benevolence, when applied to the character of the Quakers, includes also a tender feeling towards the brute creation. From Wordnik.com. [A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3] Reference
And that more enjoyment of your elegance, your intelligence, and your benevolence, is still reserved for, dear Sir, your most affectionate, &c. From Wordnik.com. [For email: Charming closing lines from 18th century correspondence] Reference
His benevolence was a stranger to remissness or torpor. From Wordnik.com. [Edgar Huntly or, Memoirs of a Sleep-Walker] Reference
I knew of your benevolence, which is known to all the world. From Wordnik.com. [The Possessed] Reference
Politeness has been well defined as benevolence in small things. From Wordnik.com. [The Bed-Book of Happiness] Reference
Well, now He had my attention, but understanding His benevolence was another matter indeed. From Wordnik.com. [Adventist Wheel] Reference
+The special form which love takes when its object is the poor is called benevolence or charity. From Wordnik.com. [Practical Ethics] Reference
461 The reader will note the persistency with which the duty of universal benevolence is preached. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
So the principle of benevolence, which is but one, illumines all the particles that make up mankind. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of Old Japan] Reference
It becomes easy to accept the idea of benevolence becoming a national trait under such circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
Camilla, already powerfully struck with Mrs. Arlbery, was enchanted to find her thus active in benevolence. From Wordnik.com. [Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth] Reference
Where then is the absurdity in the doctrine of disin - terested benevolence, which is so often complained of?. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons on various important subjects of doctrine and practice] Reference
But her benevolence was the crowning characteristic of her life, developing itself in a thousand and more ways. From Wordnik.com. [Life and sayings of Mrs. Partington and others of the family] Reference
Your benevolence was a theme on which my young attention hung with truer worship than courtiers ever pay the throne. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record] Reference
The praise is vague and the benevolence is the usual 'bestowal of blessings' expected of all the gods in return for praise. From Wordnik.com. [The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow] Reference
I know how far to depend upon generosity, and what is called benevolence — words to amuse the weak-minded; I build upon a surer bottom. From Wordnik.com. [The Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves] Reference
And Polly unfolds a small scheme of benevolence, which is not quite enough to break me, and is really to be executed in an economical manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner] Reference
Individual benevolence is not enough. From Wordnik.com. [Clergy Leadership Network] Reference
Moving from the abstract to the concrete, consider a mere handful of specific examples of US "benevolence" and "democracy". From Wordnik.com. [Herbert Spencer's Evolved Capitalists:] Reference
He represents a brusque, practical kind of benevolence, and his eccentricity lies only in the extraordinary occupation which he has chosen for himself. From Wordnik.com. [Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century] Reference
In this way the "benevolence" of the quack is very profitable. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets of the Great City] Reference
Such "benevolence" is not merely superficial and near-sighted. From Wordnik.com. [The Pivot of Civilization] Reference
For more, see Appeal court takes judge to task for 'benevolence'. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Equity Theft Reporter Cases & Articles] Reference
We'll be just fine without the "benevolence" of the Federal Govt. From Wordnik.com. [Gateway Pundit] Reference
But for the moment resistance was fruitless, and the "benevolence" of. From Wordnik.com. [History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540] Reference
Most heartily do I wish success to that benevolence which is willing to undertake a task so delicate and so difficult as this. From Wordnik.com. [A Disquisition on the Evils of Using Tobacco and the Necessity of Immediate and Entire Reformation] Reference
"A home for the old and poor is surely as fine a kind of benevolence as one could think of -- if benevolence is to be tolerated at all.". From Wordnik.com. [Phoebe, Junior] Reference
To-day, we may measure the evil effects of "benevolence" of this type, not merely upon those who have indulged in it, but upon the community at large. From Wordnik.com. [The Pivot of Civilization] Reference
"benevolence" is the only way to gain final victory. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
'benevolence' of this so-called conference is a farce. From Wordnik.com. [Shock Value]
"benevolence;" which is a work ready to help and serve every one with one's goods. From Wordnik.com. [A Treatise on Good Works] Reference
"benevolence" and the French "don gratuit," that the tax had once been voluntarily granted. From Wordnik.com. [The Age of the Reformation] Reference
Even this proved insufficient, and had to be supplemented by a "benevolence" in each ward. (. From Wordnik.com. [London and the Kingdom - Volume I] Reference
"benevolence" is not merely ineffectual; it is positively injurious to the community and the future of the race. From Wordnik.com. [The Pivot of Civilization] Reference
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