Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill mann…

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Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.72, Oxford University Press
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