All Lord Chesterfield Quotes
- Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow… Enjoy
- Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise. Angle
- Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere, will come much nearer to… Aim
- Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well. All
- Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison. Depressing
- The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave… Age
- In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool. Art
- A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones. Cannot Receive
- Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear. All
- An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Comeback
- Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the steadiness of your resentment. Disarmed
- Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. Fear
- Advice is seldom welcome, and those who need it the most, like it the least. Advice
- Sex: the pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous, and the expense damnable. Damnable
- There is nothing that people bear more impatiently, or forgive less, than contempt: and an injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. Bear
- If ever a man and his wife, or a man and his mistress, who pass nights as well as days together, absolutely lay aside all… Absolutely
- Frequent and loud laughter is the characteristic of folly and ill manners. Characteristic
- Persist and persevere, and you will find most things that are attainable, possible. Attainable
- Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. Business
- Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance… Adaptation