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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In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybodys torments in this world or the next laid to my charge. – Lord Chesterfield

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

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I have received no more than one or two letters in my life that were worth the postage. – Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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My songs are just little letters to me. – Ani Difranco

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To acknowledge the receipt of letters is always proper, to remove doubts of their miscarriage. – George Washington

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