Quote by Lord Chesterfield
For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than

For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than with an absent one; for if the dead man gives me no pleasure, at least he shows me no contempt; whereas the absent one, silently indeed, but very plainly, tells me that he does not think me worth his attention. – Lord Chesterfield

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Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request. – Lord Chesterfield

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Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters. – Lord Chesterfield

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Man loves company, even if it is only that of a smoldering candle. – G. C. (Georg Christoph) Lichtenberg

Weve got a lemon factory and were turning out 80-85 percent lemons. – Albert Shanker

The ability to sign a check is the least reliable guide to a companys fitness. – David Plowright

We do not mind our not arriving anywhere nearly so much as our not having any company on the way. – Frank Moore Colby

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