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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Quotes
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield?
→ An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
→ Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
→ Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
→ Words are but pictures of our thoughts.
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Pick the quote attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
→ Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
→ Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
→ The brain is wider than the sky.
→ We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.
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Select the quotation attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
→ Be wiser than other people, if you can, but do not tell them so.
→ It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is.
→ The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
→ The soul should always stand ajar, ready to welcome the ecstatic experience.
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One of these may be attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. Which one?
→ Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.
→ I am poor, and I am glad that I am, for I find that wealth makes more people mean than it does generous.
→ Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled.
→ If a thing isn't worth saying, you sing it.
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Which one of these belongs to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield?
→ Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
→ Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
→ Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
→ Adversity is the first path to truth.
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Can you identify the right quote belonging to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield?
→ If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.
→ To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.
→ Never cut what you can untie.
→ Secret guilt is by silence revealed.
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Guess which of these quotes is attributed to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield.
→ If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.
→ Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
→ Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
→ To have joy one must share it. Happiness was born a twin.
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One of the following quotations belongs to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield. Which one?
→ The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
→ If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.
→ Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
→ Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
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Can you guess which one of these belongs to Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield?
→ They are ill discoverers that think there is no land, when they can see nothing but sea.
→ Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
→ Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.
→ Character must be kept bright as well as clean.
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