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Cautions on Pleasure from Lord Chesterfield’s Letter to His Son
In this selection he warns against chasing mere Pleasure without guidance. He reflects on his own youth, admitting faults from chasing fashionable vices like drinking and gaming. He advocates following nature over fashion, weighing present joys against consequences, and pursuing genuine virtue, learning, and moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuesterpigla
Asure
Pan
Thame
Ike
Wilkes
Prince’s Court
Mr. Pitt
England
Foundling Hospital
Fir
Foundling
Rehberg Dingley
Magdalene
Dodd
Westminster-bridge
St. George’s Fields
Romaine
Wesley Ithen
Madan
Ranelagh
Hercules
Theseus
Africa
Lapland
Cerberus
Hell