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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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Women are much more like each other than men: they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love; these are their universal characteristics. – Lord Chesterfield

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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no delay, no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. – Lord Chesterfield

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Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished. – Lord Chesterfield

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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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There is a fellowship more quiet even than solitude, and which, rightly understood, is solitude made perfect. – Robert Louis Stevenson

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

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I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls. – Henry David Thoreau

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