Quotation by

Samuel Richardson

Nothing in human nature is so God-like as the disposition to do good to our fellow-creatures.

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Samuel Richardson is saying that the most divine quality in humans is their natural tendency to help others. This means that acting kindly and doing good for people around us is what makes us closest to being like God.

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