Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many m…

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Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give luster, and many more people see than weigh. ✨ Lord Chesterfield (2008). The Modern Chesterfield, p.250, Wildside Press LLC
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