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

Other quotes by Lord Chesterfield

I am convinced that a light supper, a good nights sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward. – Lord Chesterfield

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Heroes/Heroism
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Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded. – Lord Chesterfield

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Prejudice
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Other Quotes from
Company, Companions
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People are know by the company they keep. Companies are known by the people they keep. – Source Unknown

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

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

You could read Kant by yourself, if you wanted; but you must share a joke with some one else. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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movies

True happiness involves the full use of ones power and talents. – John W. Gardner

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Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane… There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions. – F. Scott Fitzgerald

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respect