Samuel Johnson: A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
A decent provision for the poor is the true test of civilization.
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- If you never decide who you want to be, you will live by your preferences rather than your principles.
- The finer distinction is value vs preference.
- Your greatest temptation will always be to settle for what doesn't matter most.
- Dissenting opinions based on similar values that make you better are healthy. Dissenting opinions based solely on opinions that cause dissension must be disabled.
- But above mind and above body stands character - the sum of those qualities which we mean when we speak of a man's force and courage, of his good faith and sense of honor.
- If we are not famous for goodness, we are practically infamous.