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"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."

― Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Unattainable

From Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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Added on 1/23/2025

About Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Born: 1694-09-22

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