“Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one” – Lord Chesterfield
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"Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one" – Lord Chesterfield
"Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one" – Lord Chesterfield
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