benevolent vs softhearted

benevolent

adj
  • Altruistic, charitable, good, just and fair. 

  • Possessing or manifesting love for mankind. 

  • Having a disposition to do good. 

softhearted

adj
  • Gentle; kind; sympathetic. 

  • Willing to accept criticism. 

  • Easily moved to sorrow or pity. 

How often have the words benevolent and softhearted occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )