Letters of Lord Chesterfield

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Whatever is worth doing at all, is worth doing well.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Doing a good job

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1746 1740s 18th century

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Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to His Son. 10 Mar. 1746.

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.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Marriage

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1765 1760s 18th century

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Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to Arthur Charles Stanhope. 12 Oct. 1765. 

The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Learning

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1746 1740s 18th century

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Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 4 Oct. 1746.

Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it for ever.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Forgiveness Contempt

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

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Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 1 July 1748.

Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other and attending only to their accommodation at the inn at night, set out fools, and will certainly return so.

Lord Chesterfield

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Tourism Fools Travel

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1747 1740s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

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Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 30 Oct. 1747.

Take the tone of the company, that you are in.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Read the room

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1747 1740s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 16 Oct. 1747.

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Moral contagion Scandal

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1748 1740s 18th century

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 19 Oct. 1748.