Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quotes

Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases you in others, will in general please them in you.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: british
  • Birth: September 22, 1694 - March 24, 1773

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The inspiration of the Bible depends upon the ignorance of the gentleman who reads it.

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The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.

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