Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. - Lord

Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. – Lord Chesterfield

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

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Time
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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. – Lord Chesterfield

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fitness
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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable. – Lord Chesterfield

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The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. – Daniel Webster

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The care that we bestow on our person is a species of politeness towards others… – Charles Blanc, Art in Ornament and Dress, 1875

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Even I dont wake up looking like Cindy Crawford. – Cindy Crawford

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Many a man has fallen in love with a girl in a light so dim he would not have chosen a suit by it. – Maurice Chevalier

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Words derive their power from the original word. – Meister Eckhart

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Here is a pretty good rule of thumb for Democratic Presidents: if it didnt work for Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won four terms and a World War, it probably wont work for you either. – Jon Meacham

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