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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the bod

A constant smirk upon the face, and a whiffing activity of the body, are strong indications of futility. – Lord Chesterfield

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I am convinced that a light supper, a good nights sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward. – Lord Chesterfield

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Heroes/Heroism
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Lord Chesterfield
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Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. – Lord Chesterfield

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Letters
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Lord Chesterfield
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He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. – Mark Twain

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No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be: am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince. – TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot

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Life is indeed darkness save when there is urge, and all urge is blind save when there is knowledge, and all knowledge is vain save when there is work, and all work is empty save when there is love. – Kahlil Gibran

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It is the superfluous things for which men sweat. – Seneca (Seneca the Elder)

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All of our unhappiness comes from our inability to be alone. – Jean de la Bruyere

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The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present. – Niccolò Machiavelli

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