A Quote by Lord Chesterfield

A young fellow ought to be wiser than he should seem to be; and an old fellow ought to seem wise whether he really be so or not.

Lord Chesterfield

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Fellow Old Ought Really Seem Should Than Whether Wise Wiser Young

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Lord Chesterfield
British - Celebrity
September 22, 1694 - March 24, 1773

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Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Charles Edward Montague

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Henri Nouwen

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John Randolph of Roanoke

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Plato

The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are.

Francis Bacon

When I was young, the old regarded me as an outrageous young fellow, and now that I'm old the young regard me as an outrageous old fellow.

Fred Hoyle

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John Boyle O'Reilly

I really am a happy, amusing fellow at heart. Trouble is I seem the only one left.

Cary Grant

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Jill Stein

It's a wise man who profits by his own experience, but it's a good deal wiser one who lets the rattlesnake bite the other fellow.

Josh Billings

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Swami Vivekananda

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