It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesb… - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesbury, that ridicule is the best test of truth.

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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I knew once a very covetous, sordid fellow, who used to say, "Take care of the pence, for the pounds will take care of themselves."

Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.

Unlike my subject will I frame my song, It shall be witty, and it shan't be long.

It is commonly said, and more particularly by Lord Shaftesbury, that ridicule is the best test of truth. - Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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