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Lord Chesterfield Quotes

One should always think of what one is about; when one is learning, one should not think of play; and when one is at play, one should not think of learning Picture Quote #1

If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are Picture Quote #1

Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies Picture Quote #1

No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous business; and few people do business well, who do nothing else Picture Quote #1

Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word Picture Quote #1

Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them Picture Quote #1

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I am convinced that a light supper, a good night’s sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward Picture Quote #1

A man’s own good breeding is the best security against other people’s ill manners Picture Quote #1

Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads Picture Quote #1

In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief Picture Quote #1

Everything is worth seeing once, and the more one sees the less one either wonders or admires Picture Quote #1

A joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit Picture Quote #1

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Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person Picture Quote #1

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old Picture Quote #1

The greatest powers cannot injure a man’s character whose reputation is unblemished among his party Picture Quote #1

I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves Picture Quote #1

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

Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should Picture Quote #1

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I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. I am very sure, that many people lose two or three hours every day, by not taking care of the minutes Picture Quote #1

There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing once; but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time Picture Quote #1

If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? Picture Quote #1

Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old Picture Quote #1

Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies Picture Quote #1

Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do Picture Quote #1

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A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share in another Picture Quote #1

Letters should be easy and natural, and convey to the persons to whom we send them just what we should say to the persons if we were with them Picture Quote #1

Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold Picture Quote #1

Next to doing things that deserve to be written, nothing gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure than to write things that deserve to be read Picture Quote #1

Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely Picture Quote #1

Silence and reserve suggest latent power. What some men think has more effect than what others say Picture Quote #1

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One should always think of what one is about; when one is learning, one should not think of play; and when one is at play, one should not think of learning (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its efforts in a maze of inconsistencies (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) No man tastes pleasures truly, who does not earn them by previous business; and few people do business well, who do nothing else (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Be your character what it will, it will be known, and nobody will take it upon your word (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Never hold anyone by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) I am convinced that a light supper, a good night’s sleep, and a fine morning, have sometimes made a hero of the same man, who, by an indigestion, a restless night, and rainy morning, would have proved a coward (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) A man’s own good breeding is the best security against other people’s ill manners (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Buy good books, and read them; the best books are the commonest, and the last editions are always the best, if the editors are not blockheads (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) In the case of scandal, as in that of robbery, the receiver is always thought as bad as the thief (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Everything is worth seeing once, and the more one sees the less one either wonders or admires (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) A joker is near akin to a buffoon; and neither of them is the least related to wit (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Nature has hardly formed a woman ugly enough to be insensible to flattery upon her person (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) The greatest powers cannot injure a man’s character whose reputation is unblemished among his party (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Knowledge of the world in only to be acquired in the world, and not in a closet (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) I recommend to you to take care of the minutes; for hours will take care of themselves. I am very sure, that many people lose two or three hours every day, by not taking care of the minutes (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) There is time enough for everything in the course of the day if you do but one thing once; but there is not time enough in the year if you will do two things at a time (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it will give us no shade when we grow old (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness and flexibility; strength alone will not do (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) A man must have a good share of wit himself to endure a great share in another (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Letters should be easy and natural, and convey to the persons to whom we send them just what we should say to the persons if we were with them (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and even polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Next to doing things that deserve to be written, nothing gets a man more credit, or gives him more pleasure than to write things that deserve to be read (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Mankind is made up of inconsistencies, and no man acts invariably up to his predominant character. The wisest man sometimes acts weakly, and the weakest sometimes wisely (Lord Chesterfield Quotes) Silence and reserve suggest latent power. What some men think has more effect than what others say (Lord Chesterfield Quotes)

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