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Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.

The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.



There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.

[Common sense] is the best sense I know of.

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.

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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