Benignity Quotes

Not only thy benignity gives succour To him who asketh it, but oftentimes Forerunneth of its own accord the asking. (Dante Alighieri)
For the future of the freed slaves we may well be concerned; but the future of the whole country, involving the future of the blacks, urges a paramount claim upon our anxiety. Effective benignity, like the Nile, is not narrow in its bounty, and true policy is always broad. View quote
Herman Melville