Cottages have them (falsehood and dissimulation) as well as courts, only with worse manners.
Lord ChesterfieldI am not of the opinion generally entertained in this country [England], that man lives by Greek and Latin alone; that is, by knowing a great many words of two dead languages, which nobody living knows perfectly, and which are of no use in the common intercourse of life. Useful knowledge, in my opinion, consists of modern languages, history, and geography; some Latin may be thrown into the bargain, in compliance with custom, and for closet amusement.
Lord ChesterfieldNo man can possibly improve in any company for which he has not respect enough to be under some degree of restraint.
Lord Chesterfield