A strong mind sees things in their true proportions; a weak… - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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A strong mind sees things in their true proportions; a weak one views them through a magnifying medium, which, like the microscope, makes an elephant of a flea: magnifies all little objects, but cannot receive great ones.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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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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Alternative Names: Philip Dormer Stanhope • Lord Stanhope • Filip Dormer Çesterfild • Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield • Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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