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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes: The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.
         

The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.


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Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.



Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.



Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.



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

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



Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.

Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.



To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.

To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.



Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.

Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.



In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.





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There is not in the world so toilsome a trade as the pursuit of fame; life concludes before you have so much as sketched your work.

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