Take the tone of the company, that you are in.

Lord Chesterfield

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Topic

Read the room

Author

Lord Chesterfield

Source

Letters of Lord Chesterfield

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Advice

Language

English

Time

1747 1740s 18th century

Occupation

Politician Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 3

Citation

Stanhope, Philip Dormer. Letter to his son. 16 Oct. 1747.

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Topic
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Author

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Source
Thoughts on Various Subjects, Moral and Diverting
Medium
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Genre
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Language
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Time
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Citation

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Love your Neighbor; yet don't pull down your Hedge.

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Topic
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Author

Poor Richard (Benjamin Franklin)
Source
Poor Richard's Almanack
Medium
Almanac
Statement Type
Proverbs, aphorisms and adages Advice
Language
English
Time
1754 1750s 18th century
Era
Colonial America
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

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Current Citation

Franklin, Benjamin. "Poor Richard Improved." Benjamin Franklin: Autobiography, Poor Richard, and Later Writings, edited by J. A. Leo Lemay. Library of America, 2005.