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Civilization has been thrust upon me... and it has not added one whit to my love for truth, honesty, and generosity. Luther Standing Bear		Saturday Jun 06, 2026
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The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous and the expense damnable. Phillip Dormer Stanhope

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	Phillip Dormer Stanhope
	(1694-1773) Earl of Chesterfield. Letters to his Son, 1748.

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Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry. Advice is seldom welcome; and those who need it the most, always like it the least. The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous and the expense damnable. A chapter of accidents. There is a Spanish proverb, which says very justly, 'Tell me whom you live with, and I will tell you who you are'.