In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.

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Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

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The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.

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In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice.

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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.

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Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.

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The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

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The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

Lord Chesterfield in Letters to His Son (1746)
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The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

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Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.

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