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

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