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Famous Quotes By Lord Chesterfield

Famous quotes made by the English statesman and man of letters, Lord Chesterfield (Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield - 4th Earl of Chesterfield). He was born on September 22, 1694 in London and died on March 24, 1773.

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I am sure that, since I have had the full use of my reason, nobody has ever heard me laugh.

If people are unwilling to hear you, better it is to hold your tongue than them.

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is doubtless a separation.

Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends.

I look upon opera as a magic scene contrived to please the eyes and the ears at the expense of the understanding.

The manner of a vulgar man has freedom without ease; the manner of a gentleman has ease without freedom.

To govern mankind one must not overrate them.

Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person.

If the multitude ever deviate into the right, it is always for the wrong reason.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

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God heals, and the doctor takes the credit.

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