Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quote

People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.


December 25, 1753. - Letters to His Son


People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.

People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.

People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.

People will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt.