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 A proper secrecy is the only mystery of able men,
mystery is the only secrecy of weak and cunning ones.
| Lord Chesterfield | 
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Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the
most always like it the least. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Aim at perfection in everything– though in most things it
is unattained. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Character must be kept bright as well as clean. | Lord Chesterfield |
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History is only a confused heap of facts. | Lord Chesterfield |
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I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the
hours will take care of themselves. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Idleness is the holiday of fools. | Lord Chesterfield |
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It is impossible for any one not to have some enemies. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Politeness is fictitious benevolence.
Samuel Johnson
Politeness and good breeding are absolutely necessary
to adorn any or all other qualities or talents. | Lord Chesterfield |
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The mind must have some wordly objects to excite its
attention; otherwise it will stagnate in indolence, sink
into melancholy, or rise into visions and enthusiasm. | Lord Chesterfield |
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The world is a country which nobody ever yet know by
description; one must travel through it one’s self to be
acquainted with it. | Lord Chesterfield |
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Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket;
and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that
have one. | Lord Chesterfield |
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