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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
Lord Chesterfield

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Statesman Quotes
Category:
British Statesman Quotes
Date of Birth:
September 22, 1694
Year of Death:
1773
Nationality:
British
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