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Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. -

Be wiser than other people, if you can; but do not tell them so. – 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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The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. – Lord Chesterfield

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In the last analysis sound judgment will prevail. – Joseph Cannon

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We are ashamed to seem evasive in the presence of a straightforward man, cowardly in the presence of a brave one, gross in the eyes of a refined one, and so on. We always imagine, and in imagining share, the judgments of the other mind. – Charles Horton Cooley

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Never wrestle with a strong man nor bring a rich man to court. – Proverb

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If I had followed my better judgment always, my life would have been a very dull one. – Edgar Rice Burroughs

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