Whenever a man seeks your advice he generally seeks your praise.
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Women are much more like each other than men they have, in truth, but two passions, vanity and love these are their universal characteristics.Lord Chesterfield
Take the tone of the company you are in.
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I sometimes give myself admirable advice, but I am incapable of taking it.
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Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous act.
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment.
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