Originally Posted by
Sir C
I've come to realise a Great Truth, you know. Just because Dr Johnson said something, that doesn't make it true, or meaningful, insightful or real. It just means that Dr Johnson said it. The same holds for quotes from Shakespeare, Gandhi or the bible. In short, I care not what Dr Johnson said.
Now, about these nice people; you appear to be suggesting that a chap is possessed of but a single characteristic. I put it to you that this is not the case. A fellow might be nice, funny, charming, erudite and fascinating, just as a chap might be rude, ignorant, violent and boring (Irish).