Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunk… - Philip Dormer Stanhope

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Young men are apt to think themselves wise enough, as drunken men are apt to think themselves sober enough.

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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