Mind Quotes by Lord Chesterfield

Little vicious minds abound with anger and revenge and are incapable of feeling te pleasure of forgiving their enemies.

— Lord Chesterfield

The nation looked upon him as a deserter, and he shrunk into insignificancy and an earldom.

— Lord Chesterfield

Men will not believe because they will not broaden their minds.

— Lord Chesterfield

In friendship, as well as in love, the mind is often the dupe of the heart.

— Lord Chesterfield

So much are our minds influenced by the accidents of our bodies, that every man is more the man of the day…

— Lord Chesterfield

A wise man will live as much within his wit as his income… Bear this truth always in your mind, that you…

— Lord Chesterfield

To write anything tolerable, the mind must be in a natural, proper disposition; provocatives, in that case, as well as in another,will…

— Lord Chesterfield

Study the heart and the mind of man, and begin with your own. Meditation and reflection must lay the foundation of that…

— Lord Chesterfield

I heartily wish you, in the plain home-spun style, a great number of happy new years, well employed in forming both your…

— Lord Chesterfield

Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them…

— Lord Chesterfield

Observe it, the vulgar often laugh, but never smile, whereas well-bred people often smile, and seldom or never laugh. A witty thing…

— Lord Chesterfield

Whatever you do, do it to the purpose; do it thoroughly, not superficially. Go to the bottom of things. Any thing half…

— Lord Chesterfield

I have seen many people, who while you are speaking to them, instead, of looking at, and attending to you, fix their…

— Lord Chesterfield

Little minds mistake little objects for great ones, and lavish away upon the former that time and attention which only the latterdeserve.…

— Lord Chesterfield

Mind not only what people say, but how they say it; and if you have any sagacity, you may discover more truth…

— Lord Chesterfield

Many young people adopt pleasures for which they have not the least taste, only because they are called by that name… You…

— Lord Chesterfield