Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it most people

Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share of it in another. – Lord Chesterfield

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