Easier Quote by Samuel Johnson

“As I know more of mankind I expect less of them, and am ready now to call a man a good man upon easier terms than I was formerly.”

Samuel Johnson

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It is as foolish to make experiments upon the constancy of a friend, as upon the chastity of a wife.

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The basis of all excellence is truth: he that professes love ought to feel its power.

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Words are daughters of earth but ideas are sons of heaven.

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Generally, I like all islands. There, it is easier to rule.

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The easier it is to quantify, the less it's worth.

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