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The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man, before he sets out for that country, full of mazes, windings, and turnings, to have at least a general map of it, made by some experienced traveler.   Chesterfield, Lord


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Excerpt from Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman, 1749 · This quote is tagged Theory · Search on Google Books to find all references and sources for this quotation · Help your friends discover QB

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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? Write us your version.

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