Philip Dormer Stanhope

(1752) Military Officer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Philip Dormer Stanhope is a military officer from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for The complete economy of human life: in two parts.

Quick Facts About Philip Dormer Stanhope

Born: February 8, 1752
Nationality: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Profession: Military Officer
Notable works: The complete economy of human life: in two parts

About Philip Dormer Stanhope

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield was a British politician, diplomat and writer.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Philip Dormer Stanhope

The herd of mankind can hardly be said to think; their notions are almost all adoptive; and, in general, I believe it…

Philip Dormer Stanhope

Racism

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“Idleness is only the refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools.”

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Idleness

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“I wish to God that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it to you. ”

Philip Dormer Stanhope

God

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“Keep your own secret, and get out other people's.”

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Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love…

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Things happen for a reason

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His eloquence was of every kind, and he excelled in the argumentative as well as in the declamatory way. But his invectives…

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Respect

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In private life he was good-natured, chearful, social; inelegant in his manners, loose in his morals. He had a coarse, strong wit,…

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Character

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