1st Earl of Essex

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“A man of fashion never has recourse to proverbs, and vulgar aphorisms; uses neither favourite words nor hard words, but takes great care to speak very correctly and grammatically, and to pronounce properly; that is, according to the usage of the best companies.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“Well, it seems to me a scientist has need for both vision and confidence.”
—Harry Essex (b. 1910)