"Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings."
-Lord Chesterfield
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"Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various facets of them.“
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"In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool."
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"Remember, as long as you live, that nothing but strict truth can carry you through the world, with either your conscience or your honor unwounded."
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"The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it."
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"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."
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"Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison."
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