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El esfuerzo desinteresado demuestra todo cuanto logramos con la bondad.

El esfuerzo desinteresado demuestra todo cuanto logramos con la bondad.
The selfless effort demonstrates all that we achieve with kindness.
From Lesson 321:All that (cuanto, todo cuanto)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El esfuerzo desinteresado demuestra todo cuanto logramos con la bondad.

Could I use todo lo que instead of todo cuanto in this sentence?
Yes! Todo cuanto means "all that" or "everything that," and it is completely interchangeable with todo lo que in this context. However, todo cuanto tends to sound a bit more literary or formal.
Why is logramos in the indicative mood here rather than the subjunctive?
We use the indicative logramos because the sentence states a general, established reality about what we actually accomplish with kindness. If the sentence were talking about a hypothetical future achievement—like "everything we might achieve"—you would use the subjunctive logremos.
Does desinteresado mean "uninterested"?
It can mean "uninterested," but in this context, it means "selfless" or "altruistic" (acting without a desire for personal gain). An "uninterested effort" wouldn't make much sense, but a "selfless effort" fits perfectly.
Why is there an article before bondad if the English translation is just "with kindness"?
In Spanish, abstract nouns like bondad (kindness), paciencia (patience), or justicia (justice) require the definite article when you are talking about them in a general terms in a general, universal sense.

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