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Manners Must Adorn Knowledge, And Smooth Its Way Through The World.
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Manners must adorn knowledge, and smooth its way through the world.
Like a great rough diamond, it may do very well in a closet by way
of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value.
-- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)
-- Letter, July 1, 1748
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Sacrifice to the Graces. -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Letter, March 9, 1748
The value of knowledge lies not in its accumulation, but in its utilization.
I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow, -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Letter, Nov.
6, 1747...
Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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Its not what you do, its the way that you do it.
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Caresses it, experience it. Quite smooth, isn't it?...
People must not attempt to impose their own 'truth' on others.
The right to profess the truth must always be upheld, but not in a way that involves contempt for those who may think differently....
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The cheap, no matter how charming, how immediate, does not wear so well.
It has a way of telling its story the first time through. -- William Little...