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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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Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act. – Lord Chesterfield

Category:
Dance, Dancing
Author
Lord Chesterfield
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The heart never grows better by age I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older. – Lord Chesterfield

Category:
Age
Author
Lord Chesterfield
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I consider it a good rule for letter-writing to leave unmentioned what the recipient already knows, and instead tell him something new. – Sigmund Freud

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To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart. – Phyllis Theroux

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I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter. – D.H. Lawrence

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In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the passing, we have arrived. – Knut Hamsun

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