Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield Quote

Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear transplanting.


Letters Written by the Earl of Chesterfield to His Son (ed. 1827)


Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear...

Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear...

Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear...

Remember that the wit, humour, and jokes of most mixed companies are local. They thrive in that particular soil, but will not often bear...