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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever Picture Quote #1

The heart never grows better with age; I fear rather worse, always harder Picture Quote #1

Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to dispatch than method Picture Quote #1

Every man is to be had one way or another and every woman almost anyway Picture Quote #1

A man who tells nothing, or who tells all, will equally have nothing told him Picture Quote #1

Seek always for the best words and the happiest expression you can find Picture Quote #1

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Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go Picture Quote #1

Since attaining the full use of my reason no one has ever heard me laugh Picture Quote #1

Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry Picture Quote #1

May you live as long as you are fit to live, but no longer! Or, may you rather die before you cease to be fit to live than after! Picture Quote #1

His clothes fit him so ill, and constrain him so much, that he seems rather their prisoner than their proprietor Picture Quote #1

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing Picture Quote #1

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Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him Picture Quote #1

Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something Picture Quote #1

Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one Picture Quote #1

Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately Picture Quote #1

The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet Picture Quote #1

If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust Picture Quote #1

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Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health Picture Quote #1

A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones Picture Quote #1

Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others Picture Quote #1

I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united; and when one suffers, the other sympathizes Picture Quote #1

In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge Picture Quote #1

In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool Picture Quote #1

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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today Picture Quote #1

Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment Picture Quote #1

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request Picture Quote #1

The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older Picture Quote #1

The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it Picture Quote #1

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings Picture Quote #1

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Wrongs are often forgiven, but contempt never is. Our pride remembers it forever (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The heart never grows better with age; I fear rather worse, always harder (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Dispatch is the soul of business, and nothing contributes more to dispatch than method (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Every man is to be had one way or another and every woman almost anyway (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) A man who tells nothing, or who tells all, will equally have nothing told him (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Seek always for the best words and the happiest expression you can find (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Either a good or a bad reputation outruns and gets before people wherever they go (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Since attaining the full use of my reason no one has ever heard me laugh (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Speak of the moderns without contempt, and of the ancients without idolatry (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) May you live as long as you are fit to live, but no longer! Or, may you rather die before you cease to be fit to live than after! (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) His clothes fit him so ill, and constrain him so much, that he seems rather their prisoner than their proprietor (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Whoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Physical ills are the taxes laid upon this wretched life; some are taxed higher, and some lower, but all pay something (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Wear your learning like your watch, in a private pocket; and do not pull it out, and strike it, merely to show that you have one (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Politeness is as much concerned in answering letters within a reasonable time, as it is in returning a bow, immediately (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The knowledge of the world is only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all good breeding, their intimacy will soon degenerate into a coarse familiarity, infallibly productive of contempt or disgust (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Good breeding is the result of good sense, some good nature, and a little self-denial for the sake of others (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) I find, by experience, that the mind and the body are more than married, for they are most intimately united; and when one suffers, the other sympathizes (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description; one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings (Lord Chesterfield Quotes)

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