Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest.
A young man, be his merit what it will, can never raise himself; but must, like the ivy round the oak, twine himself round some man of great power and interest.
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These are some quotes by British author Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Statesman, who lived between September 22, 1694 and March 24, 1773.