Women who are either indisputably beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are…

Lord Chesterfield
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Women who are either indisputably beautiful, or indisputably ugly, are best flattered upon the score of their understandings; but those who are in a state of mediocrity are best flattered upon their beauty, or at least their graces; for every woman who is not absolutely ugly thinks herself handsome. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.92, Oxford University Press
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