Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to it than those whose laziness and despondency make them give it up as unattainable.
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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.