Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Sep 22, 1694 - Mar 24, 1773

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, KG, PC was a British statesman, diplomat, and man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time.
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“May you live as long as you are fit to live, but no longer! Or, may you rather die before you cease to be fit to live than after!”

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield
Sep 22, 1694 - Mar 24, 1773

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