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

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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Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished. – Lord Chesterfield

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Jewelry
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Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. – Lord Chesterfield

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Sex
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Other Quotes from
Letters
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A woman seldom writes her Mind, but in her Postscript. – Richard Steele, Spectator

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Letters

A friendship can weather most things and thrive in thin soil; but it needs a little mulch of letters and phone calls and small, silly presents every so often – just to save it from drying out completely. – Pam Brown

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Letters

We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Letters

Never write a letter if you can help it, and never destroy one! – John A. MacDonald

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Letters

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Who lies for you will lie against you. – Bosnian Proverb

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Apothegms form a short cut to much knowledge. – Thomas Hood

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Quotations

When you have a background in combat sports, people think youre this martial arts expert, but really Im just a guy who is able to do certain things without making a mess of himself. – Rick Yune

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Calmness is the cradle of power. – J. G. Holland

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