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He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves. – 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

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Lord Chesterfield
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Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. – Lord Chesterfield

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That which proves too much, proves nothing! – Proverb

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He that winna be ruled by the rudder maun be ruled by the rock. – Scottish Proverb

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Would you persuade, speak of interest, not of reason. – Benjamin Franklin

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Remember that what pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies the power to persuade, there the life — there, if one must speak out, the real man. – Marcus Aurelius

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