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Character must be kept bright as well as clean.


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As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.



The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.



If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.



Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.



Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.



Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.



Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.



You must look into people, as well as at them.

You must look into people, as well as at them.



A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.



Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.





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The best way to do ourselves good is to be doing good to others the best way to gather is to scatter.



We are primitive men; we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with the idea of morality.

We are primitive men; we taboo what we desire and need. How did the denying of love come to be associated with the idea of morality.



I consider the 3 most cruelly produced foods to be from lobsters, dropped alive into boiling water, veal from calves separated from their mothers and kept in crates, and pate de foie gras.

I consider the 3 most cruelly produced foods to be from lobsters, dropped alive into boiling water, veal from calves separated from their mothers and kept in crates, and pate de foie gras.



Though so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift.

Though so trifling, the success of our first Buffalo hunt gave us quite a social lift.



A little thought is sexton to all the world.

A little thought is sexton to all the world.



[John McCain] didn't believe me. I think anybody who's been in a POW camp for five years can - take eight minutes on The Daily Show.

[John McCain] didn't believe me. I think anybody who's been in a POW camp for five years can - take eight minutes on The Daily Show.



Today is declared an unscheduled holiday.

Today is declared an unscheduled holiday.



I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life. I'd rather be an honest friend than a phony lover.

I think brutal honesty is extremely important. Don't be afraid of being up-front about your feelings and your life. I'd rather be an honest friend than a phony lover.



Every time we go by KFC, my kids ask me to honk and they yell 'Boo' out the window.

Every time we go by KFC, my kids ask me to honk and they yell 'Boo' out the window.



Congress knew Coolidge would veto the farm bill. There was more politics than relief in that bill.

Congress knew Coolidge would veto the farm bill. There was more politics than relief in that bill.




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This page presents the quote "Character must be kept bright as well as clean.". Author of this quote is Lord Chesterfield. This quote is about character, clean, cleanliness,.