"It is by vivacity and wit that man……" — Lord Chesterfield
"It is by vivacity and wit that man shines in company; but trite jokes and loud laughter reduce him to a buffoon."
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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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More Buffoon Quotes
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Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi looks in the mirror and sees a playboy of the old school. And men such…
— Graydon Carter
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I am engaged in answering that Italian buffoon, Mazotti, whose views upon the larval development of the tropical termites have…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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It seems to be saying perpetually; 'I am the end of the nineteenth century; I am glad they built me…
— Hilaire Belloc
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I was a buffoon and an idiot until the age of forty
— Madonna Ciccone
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When I did comedy I made fun of myself. If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon.
— Sid Caesar
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When I did comedy I made fun of myself.If there was a buffoon, I played the buffoon. And people looked…
— Sid Caesar
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With a woman of sophistication, class and modesty and refinement, I become a totally tongue-tied buffoon. I can't even look…
— Iain Glen
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I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.
— Cary Elwes
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"Half genius and half buffoon," Freeman Dyson ... wrote. ... [Richard] Feynman struck him as uproariously American-unbuttoned and burning with…
— James Gleick
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I'm equal part genius, equal part buffoon.
— Noel Gallagher
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I always wanted to play Lestrade of Scotland Yard 'cause he's a buffoon that gets to wear a uniform. I…
— Tom Hanks
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For official record, announce instructor, the state requires no epic hero. No strive achieve personal celebrity of spotlight and applause.…
— Chuck Palahniuk
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