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Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield on Advice

1694–1773 England

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Advice is seldom welcome; and those who want it the most always like it the least.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)

Let dull critics feed upon the carcases of plays; give me the taste and the dressing.

I wish to God that you had as much pleasure in following my advice, as I have in giving it to you.

Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman (1774)

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