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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. - Lord Ch

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. – Lord Chesterfield

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The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. – Lord Chesterfield

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