Philip Dormer Stanhope Quote

We are really so prejudiced by our educations, that, as the ancients deified their heroes, we deify their madmen.

Philip Dormer Stanhope

We are really so prejudiced by our educations, that, as the ancients deified their heroes, we deify their madmen.

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About Philip Dormer Stanhope

Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, (22 September 1694 – 24 March 1773) was a British statesman, diplomat, man of letters, and an acclaimed wit of his time.