It must be owned, that the Graces do not seem to be natives of Great Britain and I doubt, the best of us here have more of rough than polished diamond.
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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.Lord Chesterfield
Women are much more like each other than men they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love these are their universal characteristics.
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Pocket all your knowledge with your watch, and never pull it out in company unless desired
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Vice, in its true light, is so deformed, that it shocks us at first sight; and would hardly ever seduce us, if it did not at first wear the mask of some virtue.
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Religion must still be allowed to be a collateral security to Virtue
Lord Chesterfield
Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
Lord Chesterfield
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