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Results of search for Author: Lord Chesterfield - Page 1 of 1
Showing results 1 to 8 of 8 total quotations found.

Results from Cole's Quotables:

There is hardly anybody good for everything, and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)

Results from Rand Lindsly's Quotations:

Most people enjoy the inferiority of their friends.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)

Results from Poor Man's College:

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)

Results from Internet Collections: alt.quotations Archives:

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), Letter to Lord Chesterfield, 1775

Results from Contributed Quotations:

I recommend that you take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)

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