If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights…

Lord Chesterfield
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If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.174, Oxford University Press
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