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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Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something. – Lord Chesterfield

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In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it – thou art a fool. – Lord Chesterfield

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We fail more often by timidity than by over-daring. – David Grayson

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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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I hugged safety close to my chest and kissed risk full on the lips. – Betsy Cañas Garmon, www.wildthymecreative.com

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If you don’t take risks, you’ll have a wasted soul. – Drew Barrymore

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What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents. – Robert Francis Kennedy

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A mans character may be learned from the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation. – Mark Twain

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The only way you can get good, unless youre a genius, is to copy. Thats the best thing. Just steal. – Ritchie Blackmore

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How can you be conservative and justify wiretapping people without a warrant? Were supposed to be the party of personal freedom and civil liberties. – Roger Stone

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