"A young man, be his merit what it……" — Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
"A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest."
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10 Quotes by Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of 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…
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Be wiser than other people if you can, but do not tell them so.
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Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always want it the least.
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Gratitude is a burden upon our imperfect nature, and we are but too willing to ease ourselves of it, or…
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It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it is very often wrong to…
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In the mass of mankind, I fear, there is too great a majority of fools and knaves; who, singly from…
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Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately.
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Words, which are the dress of thoughts, deserve surely more care than clothes, which are only the dress of the…
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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it…
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