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Necessary Quotes by Lord Chesterfield
- Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
- 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…
- Learning is acquired by reading books, but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading men,…
- Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases…
- 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,…
- Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners.
- I knew a gentleman who was so good a manager of his time that he would not even lose that small portion of it which…
- Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its…
- The world can doubtless never be well known by theory: practice is absolutely necessary; but surely it is of great use to a young man,…
- It is good breeding alone that can prepossess people in your favor at first sight, more time being necessary to discover greater talents.
- Knowledge is a comfortable and necessary retreat and shelter for us in an advanced age; and if we do not plant it while young, it…
- Prepare yourself for the world, as athletes used to do for their exercises; oil your mind and your manners, to give them the necessary suppleness…
- Learning is acquired by reading books; but the much more necessary learning, the knowledge of the world, is only to be acquired by reading man,…
More Necessary Quotes
- Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible. — Francis of Assisi
- Preach the Gospel at all times and when necessary use words. — Francis of Assisi
- Everyone admits that love is wonderful and necessary, yet no one agrees on just what it is. — Diane Ackerman
- The difference between a tool and a machine is not capable of very precise distinction; nor is it necessary, in a popular… — Charles Babbage
- Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary at the… — Edward Bach
- Don't be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is… — Richard Bach
- There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we… — Richard Bach
- Government is necessary for our survival. We need government in order to survive. The Founding Fathers created a special place for government.… — Michael Badnarik
- I am truly free only when all human beings, men and women, are equally free. The freedom of other men, far from… — Mikhail Bakunin
- A jealous lover of human liberty, deeming it the absolute condition of all that we admire and respect in humanity, I reverse… — Mikhail Bakunin
- Shall we make a new rule of life from tonight: always to try to be a little kinder than is necessary? — James M. Barrie
- It is necessary to work, if not from inclination, at least from despair. Everything considered, work is less boring than amusing oneself. — Charles Baudelaire