Chesterfield Letter 161 (1766) [ Concepts ]
… of State. Every Man the Architect of his own Fortune. Blackheath, 26th Augt 1766 My Dear little Boy. Your French letter was a very good one, considering how long you have been disused to write in that language. There are indeed some few faults in it, which I will show you when we meet next, for I keep your letter by me for that purpose. One cannot correct one's faults without knowing them, and I always looked upon those who … Every Man makes his own fortune in proportion to his merit." … Gentleman … Politics … Correspondence … Taken from Letters of Philip Dormer, fourth earl of Chesterfield, to his godson and successor (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1890), p. …
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