1st Earl of Mansfield

Famous quotes containing the words earl and/or mansfield:

    “He was as jealous of his power as an impotent lover of his mistress, without activity of mind enough to enjoy or exert it, but could not bear a share even in the appearances of it.”
    —Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)

    “It’s a terrible thing to be alone—yes it is—it is—but don’t lower your mask until you have another mask prepared beneath—as terrible as you like—but a mask.”
    —Katherine Mansfield (1888–1923)