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A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things but cannot receive great ones. – Lord Chesterfield

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The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. – Lord Chesterfield

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Peace
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Lord Chesterfield
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For my own part, I would rather be in company with a dead man than with an absent one; for if the dead man gives me no pleasure, at least he shows me no contempt; whereas the absent one, silently indeed, but very plainly, tells me that he does not think me worth his attention. – Lord Chesterfield

Category:
Company, Companions
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Lord Chesterfield
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A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles. – Tim Cahill

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By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin (Thank you, Kyle.)

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Miscellaneous

The new frontier lies not beyond the planets but within each one of us. – Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Biodynamics

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Miscellaneous

An honorable man will not be bullied by a hypothesis. – Bergen Evans, “A Tale of a Tub,” The Natural History of Nonsense

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Miscellaneous

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