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Quote by Samuel Johnson
Nay, Madam, when you are declaiming, declaim; and when you are cal

Nay, Madam, when you are declaiming, declaim; and when you are calculating, calculate. – Samuel Johnson

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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good. – Samuel Johnson

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The merit of originality is not novelty; it is sincerity. – Thomas Carlyle

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To be candid, in Middlemarch phraseology, meant, to use an early opportunity of letting your friends know that you did not take a cheerful view of their capacity, their conduct, or their position; and a robust candor never waited to be asked for its opinion. – George Eliot

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Always be ready to speak your mind, and a base man will avoid you. – William Blake

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Candor is the brightest gem of criticism. – Benjamin Disraeli

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