“Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.”
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Chesterfield, L. (n.d.). Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22768-never-seem-wiser-nor-more-learned-than-the/
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Chesterfield, Lord. “Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22768-never-seem-wiser-nor-more-learned-than-the/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Chesterfield, Lord. “Never seem wiser, nor more learned, than the people you are with. Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket: and do not pull it out and strike it; merely to show that you have one.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/22768-never-seem-wiser-nor-more-learned-than-the/.