People not used to the world … are unskillful enough to sho… - Philip Dormer Stanhope

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People not used to the world … are unskillful enough to show what they have sense enough not to tell.

Philip Dormer Stanhope

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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman and man of letters.

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