3 quotes
“Peace is not an absence of war; it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence.”
— Baruch Spinoza
“Have benevolence towards all living beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted.”
— Mahavira
“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