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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive.   Chesterfield, Lord

Excerpt from Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1753-54 · This quote is tagged Indolence · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation.

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The Earls of Chesterfield were an aristocratic family from Derbyshire, England. Their ancestral seat is Bretby Hall at Bretby, Derbyshire, and their family name is "Stanhope". Upon the death of the thirteenth Earl, the title became extinct, as no more male descendants of the first Earl were living. · Can we improve this biography? Post your version

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