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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reas

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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The mere brute pleasure of reading — the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing. – Lord Chesterfield

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In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief. – Lord Chesterfield

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It takes two to write a letter as much as it takes two to make a quarrel. – Elizabeth Drew

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A woman seldom writes her Mind, but in her Postscript. – Richard Steele, Spectator

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I sometimes think one of the great blessings we shall enjoy in heaven, will be to receive letters by every post and never be obliged to reply to them. – Washington Irving

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Letters

Sir, more than kisses, letters mingle souls; for, thus friends absent speak. – John Donne

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