(a guy so bad, we have to say it in German)
I found these quotations which startled me. I did a double take:
Was I seeing straight!?
There is nothing so illiberal, and so ill-bred, as audible laughter.
–Lord Chesterfield
Frequent, loud laughter is characteristic of ill manners.
–Lord Chesterfield
His life spilled out in my imagination. This could not have been pretty! Even worse than I thought. Oh, lordy, Lord Chesterfield:
Chesterfield was selfish, calculating and contemptuous; he was not naturally generous, and he practiced dissimulation till it became part of his nature. In spite of his brilliant talents and of the admirable training he received, his life, on the whole, cannot be pronounced a success.
Lord Chesterfield Biography from Basic Famous People -Biographies...
Jeez Louise, what more do we need! Gimme a belly laugh, quick!
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