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

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"Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise."

- Samuel Johnson

Love

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not."

- Samuel Johnson

Compassion

"Getting money is not all a man's business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life."

- Samuel Johnson

Compassion

"Every man naturally persuades himself that he can keep his resolutions, nor is he convinced of his imbecility but by length of time and frequency of experiment."

- Samuel Johnson

Self-awareness

"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution."

- Samuel Johnson

Happiness

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"Beauty is a gentle and loving heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"There is no greater beauty than kindness and compassion."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"Selflessness is the most beautiful trait one can possess."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"A kind heart can bring light to the darkest of places."

- Beauty and the Beast

Compassion

"In helping others, we shall help ourselves, for whatever good we give out completes the circle and comes back to us."

- Flora Edwards

Compassion