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A wise man will live as much within his wit as within his income. — Lord Chesterfield
The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation. — 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… — Lord Chesterfield
I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the brute may survive. — Lord Chesterfield
I'm not a man of many words, I'm not very expressive or emotional, but it comes out in my music. — Kris Allen
The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and the man of sense laughs… — Lord Chesterfield
Custom has made dancing sometimes necessary for a young man; therefore mind it while you learn it, that you may learn to do it well,… — 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… — Lord Chesterfield
Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in… — Lord Chesterfield
Tolerance is the virtue of the man without convictions. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The family is the test of freedom; because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself and by himself. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Youth is the period in which a man can be hopeless. The end of every episode is the end of the world. But the power… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The word 'good' has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
No man who worships education has got the best out of education... Without a gentle contempt for education no man's education is complete. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If I can put one touch of rosy sunset into the life of any man or woman, I shall feel that I have worked with… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and the tired man who wants a book… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
A businessman is the only man who is forever apologizing for his occupation. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Let a man walk ten miles steadily on a hot summer's day along a dusty English road, and he will soon discover why beer was… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We call a man a bigot or a slave of dogma because he is a thinker who has thought thoroughly and to a definite end. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
If you do not understand a man you cannot crush him. And if you do understand him, very probably you will not. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The vulgar man is always the most distinguished, for the very desire to be distinguished is vulgar. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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