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A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Manners Quotes,
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Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Youth Quotes,
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Wrongs are often forgiven; contempt never

Wrongs are often forgiven; contempt never

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Contempt Quotes,
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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. - Letter to his son, October 9, 1746.

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

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

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Weakness Quotes,
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