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Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.
Lord Chesterfield
Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
Lord Chesterfield
Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Lord Chesterfield
Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.
Lord Chesterfield
[Common sense] is the best sense I know of.
Lord Chesterfield, letter to his godson, December 18, 1765
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves.
Lord Chesterfield, Letters to His Son, 1746, published 1774
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.
 
 
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