Men are much more unwilling to have their weaknesses and their imperfections known than their crimes
Lord Chesterfield
Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it, you will catch those judgments, such as they are
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Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished
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If you can once engage people's pride, love, pity, ambition (or whatever is their prevailing passion) on your side, you need not fear what their reason can do against you.
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Swallow all your learning in the morning, but digest it in company in the evenings
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Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely.
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The man who cannot believe his senses, and the man, who cannot believe in anything else, are both insane
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Women, and young men, are very apt to tell what secrets they know, from the vanity of having been trusted
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If a man has a mind to be thought wiser, and a woman handsomer than they really are, their error is a comfortable one to themselves, and an innocent one with regard to other people
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
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Politicians neither love nor hate. Interest, not sentiment, directs them.
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The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.
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Promptness is the soul of business
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