Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. he whose inclin…

Samuel Johnson
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Always, Sir, set a high value on spontaneous kindness. he whose inclination prompts him to cultivate your friendship of his own accord, will love you more than one whom you have been at pains to attach to you. ✨ In James Boswell 'The Life of Samuel Johnson' (1791) vol. 4, p. 115 (May 1781)
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