It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon. (Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield)

It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

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