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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, ver

Our prejudices are our mistresses; reason is at best our wife, very often heard indeed, but seldom minded. – Lord Chesterfield

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Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. – Lord Chesterfield

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Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings. – Lord Chesterfield

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Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom. – Merry Browne

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We are each burdened with prejudice; against the poor or the rich, the smart or the slow, the gaunt or the obese. It is natural to develop prejudices. It is noble to rise above them. – Author Unknown

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If only closed minds came with closed mouths. – As seen on a button at evolvefish.com

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Prejudice iz a hous plant which iz very apt tew wither if yu take it out doors amungst pholks. – Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw, 1818–1885) [Or if you prefer, the “tran

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