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— Lord Chesterfield"Remember that whatever knowledge you do not solidly lay the foundation of before you are eighteen, you will never be master of while you breathe."
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It is reported here that the King of Prussia has gone mad and has been locked up. There would be nothing bad about that: at leastthat might of his would no longer be a menace, and you could breathe freely for a while. I much prefer madmen who are locked up to those who are not.
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