“Ridicule is the best test of truth.”
Quote by Lord Chesterfield
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Lord Chesterfield
British statesman known for his epistolary works, which had a profound impact on 18th-century British society. more
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“In my mind, there is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.”
“People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.”
Source: Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
Source: The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author
“Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you.”
Source: The Modern Chesterfield
“In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters