Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world is only to be acquired by reading men, and st… - Philip Dormer Stanhope

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Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of
the world is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various editions of them.

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About Philip Dormer Stanhope

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

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