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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In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield

Category:
Shame
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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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Futility
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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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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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He is useless on top of the ground; he ought to be under it, inspiring the cabbages. – Mark Twain

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

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Perhaps in time the so-called Dark Ages will be thought of as including our own. – Georg Christoph Lichtenberg

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I want to find someone whos really into something like Im really into something, so that I can support them and we can both cheer each other on. Ive got a lot of dreams I want to achieve, and I hope someone can cheer me on as Ill cheer them on in their dreams. – Hunter Hayes

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I sat staring, staring, staring – half lost, learning a new language or rather the same language in a different dialect. So still were the big woods where I sat, sound might not yet have been born. – Emily Carr

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