Girl Quote by Lord Chesterfield

“An honest man may really love a pretty girl, but only an idiot marries her merely because she is pretty.” quote by Lord Chesterfield — Download Open image

“An honest man may really love a pretty girl, but only an idiot marries her merely because she is pretty.”

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