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Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.

Book by Charles Caleb Colton · 4 quotes · Men, Draws, Happiness

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Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'. Quotes

“An Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers.”

“We must be careful how we flatter fools too little, or wise men too much, for the flatterer must act the very reverse of the physician, and administer the strongest dose only to the weakest patient.”