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Quote by Lord Chesterfield
Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do no

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one. – Lord Chesterfield

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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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Lord Chesterfield
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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. – Lord Chesterfield

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With people of only moderate ability modesty is mere honesty; but with those who possess great talent it is hypocrisy. – Arthur Schopenhauer

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Humble is such a lonely word. – KakSri

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Wash out your ego every once in a while, as cleanliness is next to godliness not just in body but in humility as well. – Terri Guillemets

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