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• That ready wit, which you so partially allow me, ..
  . may create many admirers; but, take my word for it, it makes few friends....
• I assisted at the birth of that most significant word "flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in the world.
  -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- The World, No. 101...
• He adorned whatever subject he either spoke or wrote upon, by the most splendid eloquence.
  -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Character of Bolingbroke...
• Advise is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least. -- Lord Chesterfield
• Despatch is the soul of business. -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Feb, 5, 1750
• Sacrifice to the Graces. -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Letter, March 9, 1748
• Style is the dress of thoughts. -- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773) -- Letter, Nov. 24, 1749
• Is there no bright reversion in the sky For those who greatly think, or bravely die?
  -- Alexander Pope (1688-1744) -- To the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady, Line 9...
• Those with the best advice offer no advice.