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  • 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.

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    Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). “The Works of Lord Chesterfield: Including His Letters to His Son, Etc : to which is Prefixed, an Original Life of the Author”, p.469
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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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