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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The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man, before he sets out for that country, full of mazes, windings, and turnings, to have at least a general map of it, made by some experienced traveler. – Lord Chesterfield

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If it were not for the company of fools, a witty man would often be greatly at a loss. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

Company, villainous company, hath been the spoil of me. – William Shakespeare

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

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