Lord Chesterfield
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it you will catch their judgments, such as they are.
—Lord Chesterfield, The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, 1749
Posted on June 10, 2002 at 9:44 PM
WORDS ABOUT WORDS
Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads.
—Lord Chesterfield, The Letters of the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son, 1750
Posted on August 26, 2002 at 11:49 AM
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