More from Samuel Johnson
The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Sex: the expense is damnable, the position is ridiculous, and the pleasure fleeting.
- Life of Samuel Johnson (1791), Vol II (1770) p. 182
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Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia (1759), Ch. XII
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The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Sex: the expense is damnable, the position is ridiculous, and the pleasure fleeting.