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Lord Chesterfield Quotes
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Famous Lord Chesterfield Quotations
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Earls of Chesterfield, in the County of Derby, was a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1628 for Philip Stanhope. He had already been created Baron Stanhope, of Shelford in the County of Nottingham, in 1616, also in the Peerage of England. Stanhope's youngest son the Hon. Alexander Stanhope was the father of James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope while his half-brother Sir John Stanhope of Elvaston was the great-grandfather of William Stanhope, 1st Earl of Harrington
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- An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Lord Chesterfield »
- Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so. Lord Chesterfield »
- Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you. Lord Chesterfield »
- Common sense is the best sense I know of. Lord Chesterfield »
- If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. Lord Chesterfield »
- Know the true value of time snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness no laziness no procrastination never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Lord Chesterfield »
- Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked. Lord Chesterfield »
- The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet. Lord Chesterfield »
- Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves. Lord Chesterfield »
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