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"A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters."

― Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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From Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Added on 1/23/2025

About Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Born: 1694-09-22

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