Quotes By Lord Chesterfield
A man of sense only trifles with them, plays with them, humors and flatters them, as he does with a sprightly and forward child; but he neither consults them about, nor trusts them with, serious matters.
Lord Chesterfield
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
Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
Lord Chesterfield
The mere brute pleasure of reading the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.
Lord Chesterfield
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
In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
Lord Chesterfield
I recommend you to take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves.
Lord Chesterfield
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.
Lord Chesterfield
Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding.
Lord Chesterfield
I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet.
Lord Chesterfield
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
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
Distrust all those who love you extremely upon a very slight acquaintance and without any visible reason.
Lord Chesterfield
Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable.
Lord Chesterfield