Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.

Lord Chesterfield
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  2. Gussie, a glutton for punishment, stared at himself in the mirror. - P.g. Wodehouse

  3. Clothes don't make a man. They only make an impression and even then, you dress to suit the occasion. - Anthony T. Hincks

  4. Why do people respect the package rather than the man? - Michel De Montaigne

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More Quotes By Lord Chesterfield
  1. Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.

  2. Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.

  3. Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

  4. Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.

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

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