Quote by Samuel Johnson
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him

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

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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek. – Samuel Johnson

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I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual. – Samuel Johnson

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We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. – Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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A friend is always good to have, but a lovers kiss is better than angels raining down on me. – Dave Matthews

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Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen the more select, the more enjoyable. – Louisa May Alcott

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There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. – Buddha

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If you would persuade, you must appeal to interest rather than intellect. – Benjamin Franklin

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The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil. – Francis Bacon

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A petty reason perhaps why novelists more and more try to keep a distance from journalists is that novelists are trying to write the truth and journalists are trying to write fiction. – Graham Greene

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