| 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. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| The value of moments, when cast up, is immense, if well employed; if thrown away, their loss is irrevocable. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| No animal ever invented anything so bad as drunkeness - or so good as drink. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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| Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. |
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- Lord Chesterfield |
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