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To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, a

To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life. – Lord Chesterfield

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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health. – Lord Chesterfield

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

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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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Pride does not wish to owe and vanity does not wish to pay. РFran̤ois de la Rochefoucauld

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Without this ridiculous vanity that takes the form of self-display, and is part of everything and everyone, we would see nothing, and nothing would exist. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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Mere flimflam stories, and nothing but shams and lies. – Miguel de Cervantes

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Ive never any pity for conceited people, because I think they carry their comfort about with them. – George Eliot

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When one is willing and eager, the Gods join in. – Aeschylus

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The man who wins may have been counted out several times but he didnt hear the referee. – H. E. Jansen

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