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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, an

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

Other quotes by Lord Chesterfield

I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. – Lord Chesterfield

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Laziness
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Lord Chesterfield
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I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united and when one suffers, the other sympathizes. – Lord Chesterfield

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Experience
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Take risks: if you win, you will be happy; if you lose, you will be wise. – Author Unknown

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One cannot refuse to eat just because there is a chance of being choked. – Chinese Proverb

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At some point you must decide if you want to succeed or just be someone who was never to blame for anything going wrong. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Risk

When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap. – Cynthia Heimel, "Lower Manhattan Survival Tactics"

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Your successful past will block your visions of the future. – Joel A. Barker

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Well, I think first it was rare for me to do anything that had any kind of a romantic note to it. – Tim Roth

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There is part of us that stands in quiet witness to what we do, taking notes, waiting for a solitary moment to bring up the subject. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Highly educated young people are tutored, taught and monitored in all aspects of their lives, except the most important, which is character building. When it comes to this, most universities leave them alone. – David Brooks

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