He was always so zealous and honorable in fulfilling his compact with me, that he made me zealous and honorable in fulfilling mine with him. If he had shown indifference as a master, I have no doubt I should have returned the compliment as a pupil. He gave me no such excuse, and each of us did the other justice. Charles Dickens
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Benjamin Franklin is one of the most famous, humble and wise men who ever lived. He is the author of the Ben Franklin effect. To help inspire people to be better people, he would give people advice that was purely selfless. His advice was always to focus on what’s best for the individual, not what is best for society.

He also said that there are two types of people in this world: those who do good things for others because it brings them pleasure and those who do good things out of a sense of duty. In his words, “It is easier to be a good man than a good woman.”

Source: Great Expectations

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