1st Earl of St Vincent

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or vincent:

“Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men, and studying all the various editions of them.”
—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

“Set the foot down with distrust on the crust of the world—it is thin.”
—Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892–1950)