“A man is fit for neither business nor pleasure, who either cannot, or does not, command and direct his attention to the present object, and, in some degree, banish for that time all other objects from his thoughts.” — Earl of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“Listen to everything that is said, and see everything that is done. Observe the looks and countenances of those who speak, which is often a surer way of discovering the truth than from what they say. But then keep all those observations to yourself, for your own private use, and rarely communicate them to others. Observe, without being thought an… — Earl Of Chesterfield Copy Share
“The steady and undissipated attention to one object is a sure mark of a superior genius; as hurry, bustle, and agitation are the never-failing… — Earl Of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“There are several short intervals during the day, between studies and pleasures: instead of sitting idle and yawning, in those intervals, take up any… — Earl Of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you. Follow nature and not fashion: weigh the present enjoyment of… — Earl of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“Lay down a method also for your reading; let it be in a consistent and consecutive course, and not in that desultory and unmethodical… — Earl of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“A man is fit for neither business nor pleasure, who either cannot, or does not, command and direct his attention to the present object,… — Earl of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
Due attention to the inside of books, and due contempt for the outside, is the proper relation between a man of sense and his… — Earl Of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
“But a young man should be ambitious to shine, and excel; alert, active, and indefatigable in the means of doing it.” — Earl of Chesterfield Copy Share Image
