"Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense…" — Lord Chesterfield
"Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners."
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Lord Chesterfield
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228 Quotes by Lord Chesterfield
Lord Chesterfield has 228 quotes on this site.
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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination:…
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Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.
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Aim at perfection in everything, though in most things it is unattainable. However, they who aim at it, and persevere,…
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Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
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Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.
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The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old…
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In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.
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A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones.
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Hear one side and you will be in the dark. Hear both and all will be clear.
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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
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Let your enemies be disarmed by the gentleness of your manner, but at the same time let them feel, the…
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things - he never said that…
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In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As…
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I once won a second prize in a history concert. My parents came to the ceremony. Somebody else had won…
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To dispense with ceremony is the most delicate mode of conferring a compliment.
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(When asked merely if they accept evolution, 45 percent of Americans say yes. The figure is 70 percent in China.)…
— Carl Sagan
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Unlike any other business in the United States, sports must preserve an illusion of perfect innocence. The mounting of this…
— Lewis H. Lapham
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Friendship should be surrounded with ceremonies and respects, and not crushed into corners.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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The temple is a sacred edifice, a holy place, where essential saving ceremonies and ordinances are performed to prepare us…
— Robert D. Hales
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Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved.…
— Lloyd Alexander
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After all the field of battle possesses many advantages over the drawing-room. There at least is no room for pretension…
— Henry David Thoreau
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For what is Mysticism? It is not the attempt to draw near to God, not by rites or ceremonies, but…
— Florence Nightingale
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Give up all forms of parrotry. Start practicing whatever you truly feel to be true and justly to be just.…
— Meher Baba
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