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Philip Dormer Stanhope

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in The United Kingdom

September 22, 1694

Died

March 24, 1773

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Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield PC KG was a British statesman and man of letters.

A Whig, Lord Stanhope, as he was known until his father's death in 1726, was born in London, and educated at Cambridge and then went on the Grand Tour of the continent. The death of Anne and the accession of George I opened up a career for him and brought him back to England. His relative James Stanhope, the king's favourite minister, procured for him the place of gentleman of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales. ...more

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	Lord Chesterfield's Letters 4.11 avg rating — 296 ratings — published 2014 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Boy: Lord Chesterfield's Letters to His Son 4.04 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 1774 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1746-47 4.10 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2004 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to His Son: On the Fine Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, Volume 2 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2010 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1748 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Earl Of Chesterfield: Letters To His Son Part One by Philip Dormer Stanhope, Oliver H.G. Leigh (Introduction) 3.93 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to His Son 1749 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2002	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lord Chesterfield's Letters to his son and others 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1963 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1753-54 3.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Project Gutenberg Earl of Chesterfield Works 3.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Never seem more learned than the people you are with. Wear your learning like a pocket watch and keep it hidden. Do not pull it out to count the hours, but give the time when you are asked.”
― Lord Chesterfield

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“Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.”
― Lord Chesterfield, Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1752

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“Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so.”
― Lord Chesterfield

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