Lord ChesterfieldNext 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.372Reading
Lord ChesterfieldWhatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half done, or half known, is in my mind, neither done nor known a… ▶373HopeLifeThought
Lord ChesterfieldThe 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 Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield,… ▶351Hope
Lord ChesterfieldLet your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but let them feel at the same time the steadiness of your just resentment for there is a great difference between be… ▶373Time
Lord ChesterfieldCeremony is necessary in Courts, as the outwork and defense of manners. ✨ The Modern Chesterfield.352Hope
Lord ChesterfieldSilence and reserve suggest latent power. What some men think has more effect than what others say.374PoliticsThought
Lord ChesterfieldSeek always for the best words and the happiest expression you can find. ✨ Lord Chesterfield (2008). The Modern Chesterfield, p.133, Wildside Press LLC364Life
Lord ChesterfieldPolished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). The Works of Lord … ▶364HopeHumanityLife
Lord ChesterfieldRegularity 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 th… ▶353Death
Lord ChesterfieldMerit and knowledge will not gain hearts, though they will secure them when gained. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.179, Oxford Uni… ▶376Love
Lord ChesterfieldStatesmen and beauties are very rarely sensible of the gradations of their decay. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Eugenia Stanhope (1827). Letters Written by the… ▶365HopePolitics
Lord ChesterfieldLetters 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.365Sadness
Lord ChesterfieldCustom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well, and not be ridiculous, though in a ridiculous … ▶332HopeLifeThought
Lord ChesterfieldCharacter must be kept bright as well as clean. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.197, Oxford University Press376Hope
Lord ChesterfieldThe only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Eugenia Stanhope (1827). Letters Written… ▶365Hope
Lord ChesterfieldManners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.85, Oxford University Press377Philosophy
Lord ChesterfieldWords are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Cheste… ▶311ThoughtTime
Lord ChesterfieldA man who cannot command his temper, his attention, and his countenance should not think of being a man of business. ✨ The Modern Chesterfield.312Thought
Lord ChesterfieldEvery man is to be had one way or another and every woman almost anyway. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield (1855). The … ▶323HopeLife
Lord ChesterfieldIn seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.367Philosophy
Lord ChesterfieldFirmness of purpose is one of the best instruments of success.312Humor
Lord ChesterfieldDo as you would be done by, is the surest method of pleasing. ✨ Letters to His Son, 16 Oct. 1747335Hope
Lord ChesterfieldThere never were, since the creation of the world, two cases exactly parallel. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.66, Oxford Universit… ▶302Humor
Lord ChesterfieldThe heart has such an influence over the understanding, that it is worth while to engage it in our interest. ✨ Lord Chesterfield (2008). The Modern Chesterfield, p.78, Wilds… ▶291Love
Lord ChesterfieldPeople will no more advance their civility to a bear, than their money to a bankrupt. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield, Eugenia Stanhope (1827). Letters Written by… ▶379HopeHumanity
Lord ChesterfieldWhoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.142, Oxford University P… ▶379Sadness
Lord ChesterfieldMost people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it, you will catch their judgments, such as they are. ✨ Lord Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterf… ▶347HopeHumanityLife
Lord ChesterfieldA man who tells nothing, or who tells all, will equally have nothing told him. ✨ Letters to His Son on the Art of Becoming a Man of the World and a Gentleman. Book by Lord C… ▶303Reading
Lord ChesterfieldYou must look into people, as well as at them. ✨ Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). Lord Chesterfield's Letters, p.44, Oxford University Press347Humanity
Lord ChesterfieldI look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. ✨ Lord Chesterfield (2008). The Modern Chest… ▶336Humanity
