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

Other quotes by Lord Chesterfield

I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which the calls of nature obliged him to pass in the necessary-house; but gradually went through all the Latin poets in those moments. – Lord Chesterfield

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Books
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Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately. – Lord Chesterfield

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Letters
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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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Patience
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Sometimes I wonder — if I were drop-dead handsome, and every woman I met actually dropped dead, would I ever get tired of it? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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

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Appearance

Wide will wear, but tight will tear. – Proverb

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Appearance

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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To know where you can find a thing is the chief part of learning. – Source Unknown

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Organization

I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but its motivational. I like old heavy metal when Im outside working on my car. Music has definite functions for me. – Peter Steele

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car

Letting your mind play is the best way to solve problems. – Bill Watterson

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best

A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named. – Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

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Poetry