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He Adorned Whatever Subject He Either Spoke Or Wrote Upon, By The Most Splendid Eloquence.
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He adorned whatever subject he either spoke or wrote upon, by the
most splendid eloquence.
-- Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)
-- Character of Bolingbroke
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Unlike my subject now shall be my song; It shall be witty, and it sha'n't be long.
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Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.
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The Athanasian Creed is the most splendid ecclesiastical lyric ever poured forth by the genius of man.
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Be your character what it will, it will be known; and nobody will take it upon your word.
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I assisted at the birth of that most significant word "flirtation," which dropped from the most beautiful mouth in the world.
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Life is a library owned by an author. It has a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.
He has a splendid repertoire of 500 words. Why does he insist on using only 150? -- Abba Eba