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WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM The deepest rivers make least din, The silent soule doth most abound in care.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING Knowledge is power.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING The white sail of his soul has rounded The promontory--death.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING The press, the pulpit, and the stage, Conspire to censure and expose our age.
WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON 'Tis I that call, remember Milo's end, Wedged in that timber which he strove to rend.
WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON A pilot's part in calms cannot be spy'd, In dangerous times true worth is only tri'd.
WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING Reasons are not like garments, the worse for wearing. - Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex,
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WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF STIRLING The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.
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WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM Reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations.
WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM The multitude is always in the wrong.
WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON Pride (of all others the most dang'rous fault) Proceeds from want of sense, or want of thought.
WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.
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JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER Immodest words admit of no defence; For want of decency is want of sense.
WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON Nothing, thou elder brother e'en to shade.
JOHN WILMOT, EARL OF ROCHESTER He Greek and Latin speaks with greater ease Than hogs eat acorns, and tame pigeons peas.
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WENTWORTH DILLON, EARL OF ROSCOMON His withered fist still knocking at Death's door.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD While in the progress of their long decay, Thrones sink to dust, and nations pass away.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Our own self-love draws a thick veil between us and our faults.
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PHILIP STANHOPE, 4TH EARL OF CHESTERFIELD Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the wo...
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