"Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings."
-Lord Chesterfield
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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.“
-Lord Chesterfield
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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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"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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"In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge."
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