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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

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To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life. – Lord Chesterfield

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Vanity
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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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The more thou dost advance, the more thy feet pitfalls will meet. The Path that leadeth on is lighted by one fire –the light of daring burning in the heart. The more one dares, the more he shall obtain. – Helen P. Blavatsky

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You’ll always miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. – Wayne Gretzky

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It’s a shallow life that doesn’t give a person a few scars. – Garrison Keillor

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For — believe me — the secret for harvesting from existence the greatest fruitfulness and the greatest enjoyment is — to live dangerously! Build your cities on the slopes of Vesuvius! Send your ships into unchartered seas! – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), The Gay Science, “Book Four: St Januarius

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A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward. – Jean Paul Richter

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Some people wont go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter. – Anne Lamott

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Each of us should take personal responsibility for our diet, and our childrens diet, and the governments role should be to make certain it provides the best information possible to help people stay healthy. – Jim Talent

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