Quotation by

Samuel Richardson

O! what a Godlike Power is that of doing Good! I envy the Rich and the Great for nothing else!

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The author admires the ability to help others and sees it as a truly divine strength. He envies wealthy and powerful people not for their status or wealth, but because they have the means to do good deeds.

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